Some Concerned about Toll 49’s Impact on Oilfield
Posted/updated on: January 25, 2014 at 4:59 pmEAST TEXAS — Progress can be messy, unsettling, and costly — and can get some folks in a bind. According to KETK, so it is with a proposed section of Toll 49 known as the “East Texas Hourglass.” The stretch of highway would run from south Tyler to north Marshall — going through a portion of East Texas’s oilfield along the way. People responsible for exactly where the road goes say they’re looking at all environmental factors before they start pouring pavement. They say as they develop the routes, they’ll do their best to miss important key features, one of which would be an oil well. Officials say the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority wants to hear concerns from East Texans.