183A Toll Road
{{Short description|Toll road in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{distinguish|Texas State Highway 183 Express|North Tarrant Express}}
{{Infobox road
|state=TX
|type=Toll
|route=183A
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/183A Toll Road}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=183A highlighted in red; Currently outdated with new extension to TX 29
|length_mi=13.2
|length_ref=[https://maps.google.com Google Maps]
|length_round=
|established=2007
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|US|183|Toll|45|RM|620}} in Cedar Park
|junction={{plainlist|
- {{jct|state=TX|RM|1431}} in Cedar Park
- {{jct|state=TX|RM|2243}} in Leander}}
- {{jct|state=TX|US|183}} in Leander
|terminus_b={{jct|state=TX|TX|29}} in Liberty Hill
|counties=Williamson
|maint=CTRMA
}}
The 183A Toll Road or 183A is a controlled-access toll road in the Austin metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Texas. The road includes sections in north Austin, Cedar Park, Leander and Liberty Hill{{cite news |title=Ceremony marks groundbreaking for 183A |last=Mendoza |first=Michael |website=KVUE-TV |date=March 9, 2005 |url=http://www.kvue.com/news/local/stories/030905kvueTollbreak-eh.11fc2b6b6.html |access-date=August 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090805182008/http://www.kvue.com/news/local/stories/030905kvueTollbreak-eh.11fc2b6b6.html |archive-date=August 5, 2009 |url-status=dead}} It provides a bypass for U.S. Route 183. The road is owned and operated by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. The 183A Toll road is electronic only and has no cash toll booths. Motorists driving without a toll tag will receive a bill in the mail payable within 30 days. The tolled portion of the highway runs from US 183 near SH-45 to SH-29 In Liberty Hill
Route description
The 183A Toll Road starts in Austin at an interchange with US 183 and SH 45. The freeway runs north to a point near Fenway Park where US 183 turns off to the north-northwest. From that location, the toll road runs to the north through an area composed of residential subdivisions. Near Heritage Park, there is an interchange for Whitestone Boulevard near some commercial developments. Near the interchange with RM 2243, 183A turns to the northwest and ends North of SH 29 in Liberty Hill.{{Cite Google Maps |url= https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-183+N&daddr=183A+Toll+Rd+N&hl=en&sll=30.47516,-97.801666&sspn=0.035618,0.029097&geocode=FRXr0AEdirwr-g%3BFSj00gEdUMwq-g&t=h |title= Overview Map of the 183A Toll Road |access-date= April 20, 2025}}
Tolls
File:183A Toll Road Park Street Mainline Toll Plaza 2021.jpg
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right"
|+Toll locations and rates for passenger cars{{cite web |title=Toll Rates {{!}} Central Texas Region |url=https://www.mobilityauthority.com/pay-your-toll/rates/calculate/#jl-183a-toll |website=mobileauthority.com}} |
| scope="col"| Toll plaza
!scope="col"| Pay by mail toll !scope="col"| TxTag toll |
|---|
| scope="row"| Lakeline Mainline Plaza
| $0.86 | $0.57 |
| scope="row"| Park Street Mainline Plaza
| $2.91 | $1.94 |
| scope="row"| Brushy Creek Ramps
| $0.72 | $0.55 |
| scope="row"| Scottsdale Ramps
| $1.64 | $1.11 |
| scope="row"| Crystal Falls Mainline
| $1.43 | $2.15 |
| scope="row"| Crystal Falls Ramps
| $0.65 | $0.44 |
| scope="row"| San Gabriel Mainline
| $1.09 | $1.64 |
| scope="row"| San Gabriel Ramps
|$0.76 |$1.14 |
| scope="row"| South Whitewing Ramps
| $0.76 | $1.14 |
| scope="row"| Whitewing Mainline
| $1.29 | $1.94 |
| scope="row"| North Whitewing Ramps
| $1.02 | $1.53 |
=Violation fees=
If a TxTag holder (or customer of any other acceptable toll-tag) has a TxTag account with a negative balance, Municipal Services Bureau (MSB) will mail a separate bill with a higher fee.{{cite web |url=http://www.paytexastoll.com/(S(j2bdvo55m352ogy2qfnyc0iv))/faqs.aspx#2 |title=Frequently Asked Questions |website=paytexastoll.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204131849/http://www.paytexastoll.com/%28S%28cwbqohmgkrgmkr550asc1o35%29%29/faqs.aspx#2 |archive-date=December 4, 2012 |url-status=dead}}
Violation fees are fees added to an unpaid pay-by-mail bill. An unpaid bill can accrue up to $60 in fees after 90 days.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right"
|+Toll violation process |
| scope="col"| Stage of process
!scope="col"| Violation fee !scope="col"| Description !scope="col"| Time frame |
|---|
| scope="row"| Toll bill
| $0 |style="text-align:left"| Tolls + processing fee (tolls + $1) | 0–30 days |
| scope="row"| 1st violation notice
| $15 |style="text-align:left"| Tolls + processing fee + violation (tolls + $16) | 31–60 days |
| scope="row"| 2nd violation notice
| $15 |style="text-align:left"| Tolls + processing fee + violation + 2nd violation (tolls + $31) | 61–90 days |
| scope="row"| Final notice
| $30 |style="text-align:left"| Tolls + processing fee + violation + 2nd violation + final notice (tolls + $61) | 91–120 days |
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History
The first section of the toll road opened in March 2007 between RM 620 and RM 1431.{{cite web|publisher=Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority|url=http://www.mobilityauthority.com/projects/183a.php|title=183A Toll Road|access-date=September 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219233323/http://www.mobilityauthority.com/projects/183a.php|archive-date=February 19, 2011|url-status=dead}} As initial traffic was higher than expected, the toll road was extended 5 miles to the north. The Phase II extension opened on April 6, 2012 at a cost of $105 million.{{cite web|last=Samuel|first=Peter|website=Toll Roads News|url=http://tollroadsnews.com/news/austin-tx-area-183a-opens-5-mile-extension-north-now-near-10-miles-tolled|title=Austin TX area 183A opens 5 mile extension north, now near 10 miles tolled|date=April 7, 2012|access-date=September 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117093747/http://tollroadsnews.com/news/austin-tx-area-183a-opens-5-mile-extension-north-now-near-10-miles-tolled|archive-date=November 17, 2014|url-status=dead}} The 6.6 mile Phase III extension from Hero Way to north of SH 29 in Liberty Hill has been approved.{{Cite web|url=https://communityimpact.com/austin/georgetown/city-county/2019/04/23/central-texas-regional-mobility-authority-to-extend-toll-183a/|title=Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority to extend Toll 183A|last=Linan|first=Ali|date=April 23, 2019|website=Community Impact Newspaper|language=en-US|access-date=April 24, 2019}} Construction on Phase 3 began in April 2021, and the roadway opened to traffic on April 9, 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://communityimpact.com/austin/cedar-park-leander/transportation/2022/09/12/construction-on-183a-toll-phase-3-north-of-leander-a-third-of-the-way-complete-plus-other-cedar-park-leander-transportation-updates/|title=Construction on 183A Toll Phase 3 north of Leander a third of the way complete; plus other Cedar Park, Leander transportation updates|last=Washington|first=Zacharia|date=September 12, 2023|website=Community Impact Newspaper|language=en-US|access-date=January 5, 2023}} It will run on the current alignment of US 183 north of Leander.
Exit list
{{mileposts|date=May 2013}}
{{jcttop|state=TX|county=Williamson|unnum=yes}}
{{TXint
|location=Austin
|lspan=2
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|183|Toll|45|RM|620|dir1=south|dir2=west|dir3=east}}
|type=incomplete
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{TXint
|mile=0.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|183|dir1=north|road|Lakeline Mall Drive}}
|notes=Northbound exit only; last exit before toll plaza; southbound US 183 entrance is from Lakeline Boulevard
}}
{{TXint
|location=Cedar Park
|lspan=11
|mile=
|place=Northbound toll plaza
}}
{{TXint
|mile=0.9
|road=Lakeline Boulevard
|notes=Southbound exit is via Avery Ranch Boulevard; last free exit
}}
{{TXint
|mile=
|place=Southbound toll plaza
}}
{{TXint
|mile=1.4
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|183|road|Avery Ranch Boulevard}}
|type=concur
|notes={{ccr-end|North|US 183}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=2.7
|road=Brushy Creek Road / Cypress Creek Road
}}
{{TXint
|mile=
|place=Toll plaza
}}
{{TXint
|mile=4.3
|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|1431|name1=Whitestone Boulevard|city1=Round Rock|city2=Cedar Park|extra=hospital}}
|notes=No direct southbound exit (signed at New Hope Drive); access to Cedar Park Regional Medical Center
}}
{{TXint
|mile=5.1
|road=New Hope Drive
}}
{{TXint
|mile=6.1
|road=Scottsdale Drive
|notes=Direct northbound exit only (southbound exit signed at Crystal Falls Parkway)
}}
{{TXint
|mile=
|place=Toll plaza
}}
{{TXint
|mile=7.1
|road=Crystal Falls Parkway
}}
{{TXint
|location=Leander
|lspan=6
|mile=8.5
|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|2243}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=8.9
|road=Hero Way
|notes=Direct southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{TXint
|mile=9.9
|road=San Gabriel Parkway
|notes=Former north end of tollway; opened on April 9, 2025
}}
{{TXint
|mile=
|place=Toll plaza
}}
{{TXint
|mile=10.7
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|183|road|Bryson Ridge Trail}}
|notes=Opened on April 9, 2025
}}
{{TXint
|mile=12.3
|road=Whitewing Drive / Larkspur Park Boulevard
|notes=Opened on April 9, 2025
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=
|place=Toll plaza
}}
{{TXint
|location=Liberty Hill
|mile=13.2
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|29|city1=Burnet|city2=Georgetown}}
|notes=Opened on April 9, 2025; northern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur,incomplete}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
{{Attached KML}}
- {{Official website|http://www.183a.com}}
{{Austin Streets}}
{{Toll roads in Texas}}
{{authority control}}