Mopac northbound Express Lane now open

AMANDA:AFTER YEARS OF
CONSTRUCTION- NORTHBOUND
MOPAC'S NEW EXPRESS LANE GETS
ITS FIRST REAL RUSH HOUR TEST
THIS WEEK.JORGE RODAS IS LIVE
ALONG MOPAC WITH A CLOSER LOOK.
JORGE:A LOT OF YOU ARE GOING
TO NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT
-- IT WILL BE DIFFERENT
DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON MOPAC
MOPAC'S NEW NORTHBOUND
EXPRESSWAY GETS ITS FIRST REAL
TEST TODAY.IT OPENED SATURDAY
MORNING WHEN TRAFFIC WAS
EXPECTED TO BE A BIT LESS
CONGESTED.THE CENTRAL TEXAS
REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY
SAYS AFTER THREE YEARS OF
CONSTRUCTION - IT MAY TAKE A
WHILE FOR DRIVERS TO GET USED
TO THE LANE.THEY'RE ASKING US
TO BE EXTRA PATIENT AS WE
LEARN THE NEW
ROAD PATTERN.STEVE PUSTELNYK /
DIR. OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS,
CENTRAL TEXAS JORGE:
TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL BE THE
FIRST BIG TESTS OF THE
NORTHBOUND MOPAC EXPRESS LANES.
THEY OPENED OVER THE WEEKEND.
AND COMING UP LATER THIS
MONTH, THE SOUTHBOUND LANES
WILL OPEN... WHICH SHOULD HELP
ON YOUR áMORNING COMMUTE.JORGE
RODAS JOINS US NOW WITH THE
LATEST ON THE TOLL ROAD AND
HOW IT'S GOING SO FAR.JORGE:
TURNS OUT - YOU MAY NOT HAVE
TO WAIT TOO MUCH LONGER FOR
THE SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS LANE --
HERE'S YOUR LOOK AT THE NEW
NORTHBOUND EXPRESS LANE -- IT
OPENED OVER THE WEEKEND -- AND
ALREADY NEARLY 10-THOUSAND
RMOTORIST HAVE USE IT -- BUT
ACROSS THE WAY -- THERE'S
STILL ASPHALT TO BE PAVED
BEFORE THE SOUTHBOUND MOPAC
EXPRESS WE'RE JOINED BY DIR.
OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS,
CENTRAL TEXAS REGOINAL
MOBILITY AUTHORITY OCTOBER
27TH IS NOT THE OPEN DATE FOR
SB MOPAC EXPRESS LANE. THAT IS
JUST WHEN PAVING IS SCHEDULED
TO BE DONE. CTRMA STILL HASN'T
SET AN OPENING DATE FOR THE SB
EXPRESS LN -- BUT SAY IT'LL
LIKELY OPEN ON A WEEKEND LIKE
THE NB EXPRESS LN.11:41:53
"THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST
EXPANSION WE'LL SEE IN THIS
CORRIDOR. WE'VE TAKEN IT OUT
TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS. WE'RE
UP AGAINST THE HOMES. WE'RE
OUT OF SPACE." 11:42:01 00:07
11:43:16 "BE CAREFUL, BE KIND.
LOOK FOR AN OPENING. DON'T TRY
TO RACE AHEAD OF THE PERSON IN
FRONT OF YOU. AND LEAVE ROOM
FOR SOMEONE IF THEY ARE IN
FRONT OF YOU TO GET IN. WE
WANT A SAFE MERGE." 11:43:26
00:0911:43:28 "IF YOU'RE
ENTERING BY ACCIDENT, DON'T
STOP, DON'T BACK UP, DON'T
CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. KEEP
MOVING. IT'S NOT WORTH THE
DOLLAR OR TWO TOLL TO CAUSE AN
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Mopac northbound Express Lane now open

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