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Tagged: NETEX

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Blacklands Turnpike
6:00 am
Thu March 21, 2013

Homeowners anxious in proposed road's path

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Credit Mark Haslett / KETR
The NETEX right-of-way, at left, has been identified as a possible route for a toll road.
Credit Mark Haslett / KETR
The old rail line borders homes and is cut by existing county roads.
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In western Hunt County, a nearby railroad right-of-way is now an ominous presence to some.

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Blacklands Turnpike
8:52 am
Wed March 13, 2013

Public meetings address Hunt-Collin toll road

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Large rolls of hay dot a field in western Hunt County, just north of the NETEX right-of-way.
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Citizen input continues on the proposed turnpike that would run from Greenville to Lavon.

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Blacklands Turnpike
8:14 am
Thu February 21, 2013

Public Werks, NETEX moved quickly to advance project

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The Blacklands Turnpike would run from Greenville to Lavon.
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The proposed Blacklands Turnpike went from concept to project over the past year.

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Blacklands Turnpike
6:48 am
Mon February 18, 2013

Getting to know NETEX

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Credit Franklin County
Sam Young, Franklin County NETEX board member
Credit Collin County
NETEX controls the right-of-way on the old rail line between Greenville and Lavon.
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What is the Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District and what's its role in the proposed Blacklands Turnpike project?

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