Claire P

Review of NTTA

It was easy and convenient to pick up a TollTag. T...

It was easy and convenient to pick up a TollTag. They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes the tollways. I thought the Illinois Tollway system was big, but nothing like this. All the NTTA tollways appear to have been built recently, unlike the crumbling Illinois tollways.

All tollways in the system are open road rolling, so it behooves you to get a TollTag. You will pay less than cash customers. If your GPS tends to route you on the tollways, you will appreciate the savings.

There are 2 kinds of TollTags: transponders (the little boxes) and stickers. I got the sticker type, in case I ever go through Oklahoma. Transponders don't work there.

Although I found the process quick and efficient, I wonder why you can't pick these up at grocery stores. Illinois Tollway users could get transponders at Jewel, the local Albertsons affiliate. That would be much more convenient than the current system.

Go before 9 am or during lunch hour to get in quickly; wait times on weekdays can be ludicrously long.