State Highway 130
Length:	37. 4 mi[1] (60. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 2 km)
Formed:	1985
South end:	SH 71
Major junctions:	US 290 US 79
North end:	I-35
Highways in Texas < SH 128 SH 131 >

State Highway 130, also known as SH 130 and Pickle Parkway, is a new tollway under construction in a 89-mile corridor east of Austin, Texas. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand State Highway 71 or SH 71 is a Texas state highway that runs 253 miles US Highway 290 (or US 290) is an east-west Highway located entirely in Texas. US Route 79 is a north-south United States highway. The route is actually a northeast-southwest diagonal with both east-west segments and north-south segments equally mixed Interstate 35 in Texas (abbreviated I-35 or IH-35) is a major north-south Interstate Highway running from Laredo near the United States-Mexico Texas state highways are a network of highways owned and maintained by the U State Highway 128 or SH 128 is a state highway that extends from New Mexico Highway 128 east of Jal New Mexico, connecting with SH 115 State Highway 131 or SH 131 is a Texas state highway that runs from Brackettville south to an intersection with U A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards It parallels Interstate 35 (I-35) and is intended to relieve the Interstate's traffic volume through the Austin-San Antonio corridor by serving as an alternate route. Interstate 35 in Texas (abbreviated I-35 or IH-35) is a major north-south Interstate Highway running from Laredo near the United States-Mexico The northern terminus of State Highway 130 is I-35 north of Georgetown. Georgetown is a suburban community in Williamson County, Texas, United States. Its southern terminus is Interstate 10 near Seguin. In the US state of Texas, Interstate 10 is the major east-west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. Seguin (səˈgiːn is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, in the United States.

The highway was developed in response to the tremendous surge in truck traffic on the I-35 corridor brought on by the North American Free Trade Agreement during the late 1990s, especially truck traffic originating from Laredo, where the Texas Department of Transportation reported 150 trucks entering the United States every hour. Laredo ( "luh-RAID-o" in English in Spanish is the County seat of Webb County, Texas, United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A proponent of the highway's development, Capital Area Transportation Coalition, said that congestion along the I-35 corridor is costing businesses more than $194 million a year in higher operating costs and lost productivity.

State Highway 130 will initially be a four-lane highway, quickly expandable to six lanes.

History

State Highway 130 northbound lanes near Pflugerville in May 2008.

In June 2002, Lone Star Infrastructure, a consortium of major highway construction contractors and civil engineering firms, was awarded a Comprehensive Development Agreement by the Texas Department of Transportation to design and build the section from I-35 in Georgetown to US 183 southeast of Austin. Lone Star Infrastructure (LSI is a consortium of major highway construction contractors and civil engineering firms that was awarded a Comprehensive Development Agreement by the Texas The Texas Department of Transportation ( TxDOT, pronounced "tex-dot" is a Governmental agency in the U ^[2] The cost of this section was expected to be $1. 5 billion, a figure which includes utility relocation, right of way, design and construction. Right-of-way costs alone were estimated at $389 million.

Groundbreaking for SH 130 took place on October 3, 2003. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The first segment of SH 130 to open to the public was from US 290 northward to US 79 on November 1, 2006. US Highway 290 (or US 290) is an east-west Highway located entirely in Texas. US Route 79 is a north-south United States highway. The route is actually a northeast-southwest diagonal with both east-west segments and north-south segments equally mixed Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. About a month later on December 13, the highway was extended northward to a junction with Interstate 35. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Interstate 35 in Texas (abbreviated I-35 or IH-35) is a major north-south Interstate Highway running from Laredo near the United States-Mexico On September 6, 2007, the route was extended southward from US 290 to State Highway 71. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. State Highway 71 or SH 71 is a Texas state highway that runs 253 miles Segment 4 opened on April 30, 2008. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This 8. 7 mile segment runs from SH 71 to US 183. ^[3]

On June 28, 2006, Cintra-Zachry, the Trans-Texas Corridor developer, reached a $1. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Cintra SA (Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte, ( is an international operator of toll roads and car parks The Trans-Texas Corridor ( TTC) is a transportation network in the planning and early construction stages in the U 3 billion agreement with the state to build segments 5 and 6 from US 183 to I-10 in Seguin. In exchange for their investment, Cintra-Zachry will receive the right to collect tolls for 50 years in a revenue sharing agreement with the state. The state will own the road while the developer will be responsible for financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance over the life of the agreement. ^[4]

The 2007 session of the Texas Legislature passed HB 2296, designating SH 130 in Williamson, Travis, Caldwell and Guadalupe Counties as the "Pickle Parkway" in honor of former United States Congressman J.J. "Jake" Pickle. The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Texas. James Jarrell Pickle ( October 11, 1913 &ndash June 18, 2005) also known as J ^[5]

Route description

SH 130 begins at I-35 north of Georgetown in Williamson County. The freeway heads south from the interchange with I-35 and bypasses to the east of the Georgetown city limits. It continues to the southeast to a junction with SH 29 and begins to take a more southerly course at the interchange with US 79. The freeway continues to the south and curves to the southwest as it approaches the interchange with SH 45. The highway continues heading south, passing to the east of the Austin city limits. It reaches an interchange with US 290 west of Manor before heading curving to the southeast to pass around Walter E. Long Municipal Park. It turns back to the southwest once it has passed the park. It reaches its current southern terminus at US 183 in Mustang Ridge. ^[6]

Exit list

County	Location	#	Destinations	Notes
Williamson			I-35 north / SH 195 north – Waco, Florence, Killeen	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		411	I-35 south – Austin	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Georgetown	413	FM 971 – Granger	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		415	SH 29 – Georgetown
		417	CR 104
		419	University Boulevard
		421	CR 109	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		423	US 79 – Taylor, Round Rock
		425	FM 685 / Gattis School Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Travis		426	FM 685 north / Gattis School Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		428A	FM 685 south / Kelly Lane
		428B	SH 45 west – Round Rock	North end of SH 45 overlap
		429	Pfluger Lane	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		431	Pecan Street
		432	Cameron Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		435	Gregg Manor Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Austin	436	FM 734 (Parmer Lane)
		437	US 290 – Houston, Austin
		439	Blue Bluff Road	No northbound exit
	Austin	441	FM 973
		444	FM 969
		446	Harold Green Road
			SH 71

External links

• State Highway 130 project - official page
• Central Texas Turnpike - official page
• State Highway 130 Concession Company, LLC, developers of SH 130 segments 5 and 6. An exit number is a number assigned to a Road junction, usually an exit from a Freeway. Williamson County (known colloquially as "Willco" is a County located in the U Interstate 35 in Texas (abbreviated I-35 or IH-35) is a major north-south Interstate Highway running from Laredo near the United States-Mexico State Highway 195, or SH 195, is a State highway in the US state of Texas that runs from FM 439 in Killeen, south to Interstate Waco (ˈweɪkoʊ is a city in and the County seat of McLennan County, Texas. Florence is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 112434 at the 2000 census. Interstate 35 in Texas (abbreviated I-35 or IH-35) is a major north-south Interstate Highway running from Laredo near the United States-Mexico Georgetown is a suburban community in Williamson County, Texas, United States. Granger is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. State Highway 29, or SH 29, runs from 30 miles south of Menard east to SH 95 in Circleville (6 Georgetown is a suburban community in Williamson County, Texas, United States. US Route 79 is a north-south United States highway. The route is actually a northeast-southwest diagonal with both east-west segments and north-south segments equally mixed Taylor is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 13575 at the 2000 census it was 15014 in the 2005 census estimate Farm to Market Road 685, or FM 685, runs about 79 miles (13 km from Hutto, Texas south to Pflugerville. Travis County is located in the US state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. Farm to Market Road 685, or FM 685, runs about 79 miles (13 km from Hutto, Texas south to Pflugerville. Farm to Market Road 685, or FM 685, runs about 79 miles (13 km from Hutto, Texas south to Pflugerville. State Highway 45 is a planned highway loop around Austin Texas that exists in two open segments Farm to Market Road 734 ( FM 734) is a 193-mile divided roadway located in Travis and Williamson counties of Texas between RM 620 and RM US Highway 290 (or US 290) is an east-west Highway located entirely in Texas. Farm to Market Road 973, or FM 973, runs about 353 miles (568 km from its northern terminus at U Farm to Market Road 969 ( FM 969) is a state-maintained Farm to market road located in Travis and Bastrop counties of the U State Highway 71 or SH 71 is a Texas state highway that runs 253 miles
• Anti-130 page (BicycleAustin. info)

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