It's been a long time coming, but Toll 49 is finally complete and open from I-20 to Hwy. 110 in Whitehouse. The last section of the 26 mile toll road opened to traffic yesterday evening around 6p and it didn't take long for motorists to discover its time saving capabilities, but that comes with a price!
A vote today decided that bicyclists will only be allowed to use a portion of Loop 49 rather than the entire stretch of highway.
Toll 49 in south Tyler is nearing completion and will soon connect south Tyler from Hwy. 110 between Tyler and Whitehouse to I-20, just west of Lindale. It was previously announced form other media outlets that the final stretch of the toll road would be opening on Saturday (which had me excited), but turns out its just a ceremonial event with the opening of the final segment, Segment 3B, coming later in March.
