Posted 9:11 am Wednesday, December 05, 2012
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TxTAG event sets sales record at Harvey Convention Center
From Staff Reports
and KYTX CBS19
and KYTX CBS19
TxTAGs had a big day in Tyler Tuesday, setting a statewide TxTAG event record of 115 sold at Harvey Convention Center, an official said.
TxTAG is the toll tag that can be used on any toll road in Texas, including Toll 49.
Motorists can still secure a tag in person today and Thursday at Harvey Convention Center.
“If you still need a TxTAG, this is your last chance for a while to buy one in person,” Texas Department of Transportation spokesman Larry Krantz said in a prepared statement. “… You can walk in with a need and walk out with a TxTAG, put it on your windshield and go.”
Krantz said after the event Tuesday that TxDOT officials had a feeling the tags would be popular.
“We've seen this coming,” he said. “As Toll 49 moves toward the interstate, the demand is growing.”
Toll collection began at 12:01 a.m. Monday on the newly opened segment of Toll 49, which connects Texas Highway 155 in Noonday with Texas Highway 31 west of Tyler. The segment, officially known as Segment 3A, opened to traffic on Nov. 9.
Motorists can still secure a tag in person today and Thursday at Harvey Convention Center.
“If you still need a TxTAG, this is your last chance for a while to buy one in person,” Texas Department of Transportation spokesman Larry Krantz said in a prepared statement. “… You can walk in with a need and walk out with a TxTAG, put it on your windshield and go.”
Krantz said after the event Tuesday that TxDOT officials had a feeling the tags would be popular.
“We've seen this coming,” he said. “As Toll 49 moves toward the interstate, the demand is growing.”
Toll collection began at 12:01 a.m. Monday on the newly opened segment of Toll 49, which connects Texas Highway 155 in Noonday with Texas Highway 31 west of Tyler. The segment, officially known as Segment 3A, opened to traffic on Nov. 9.
Segment 3B of Toll 49, which will connect Texas Highway 31 and Interstate 20, is scheduled to open to traffic next spring, officials said.
Customer service representatives from TxTAG will be on duty to open new accounts or service existing accounts between 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Thursday in the rear parking lot at Harvey Convention Center, just across from the Rose Garden Center main entrance.
Make sure to bring the license plate numbers of all the cars that need tags and $20 to activate each one. The $20 goes toward your first $20 in toll collections.
Texans also can purchase TxTAGs anytime by logging on to www.txtag.org, or by calling TxTAG customer service during regular business hours at 1-888-Go-TxTAG.
Customer service representatives from TxTAG will be on duty to open new accounts or service existing accounts between 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Thursday in the rear parking lot at Harvey Convention Center, just across from the Rose Garden Center main entrance.
Make sure to bring the license plate numbers of all the cars that need tags and $20 to activate each one. The $20 goes toward your first $20 in toll collections.
Texans also can purchase TxTAGs anytime by logging on to www.txtag.org, or by calling TxTAG customer service during regular business hours at 1-888-Go-TxTAG.
