Express toll lanes on SH 71 open this week

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texans know all about traffic; some people who live off State Highway 71 have no choice.
SH 71 is the only way out of Harold Whitehead’s neighborhood, and it’s usually busy.
“It’s been hectic,” he says. “There’s no other way for me to get out.”
TxDOT hopes to make the drive a little smoother, by adding two tolled express lanes near the airport. The lanes start near Presidential Boulevard and run eastbound to SH 13