Sounds like a bunch of weenies posting on this topic today. My son and I drove SH130 to Austin last week to check out COTA (Circuit of the Americas), other than a dearth of service area's except for a McDonalds in a truck stop, it was great. I thought Texan's loved to put the pedal to the metal?

It's not just a matter of time, and setting aside the wear and tear on your vehicle driving 85mph for extended distances, it is miles per gallon. In addition, given the commercials I see from time-to-time urging motorists to keep it at 60 mph in order to pollute less, just how much more pollution does a car emit driving 85 mph on SH 130. You used the same vehicle so it should be easy to figure out how much gasoline was used on each trip.

Oh! NOW I can post a reply!___--->>The writer misses the point. The TOLL ROAD Is not for GOING to Austin, it's for BY-PASSING the Hippies!

If you are going to conduct a test accurately have 2 vehicles leave at the same time.

What time and which day were these time runs?

SH 130 is a Hogway. It's going to suck when you're doing 90 MPH and you hit a 100 pound feral hog. I rather take I-35.

Driver already drive over teh speed limit. Now this new highway will have drivers exceed the 85 to about 100 plus. Good luck with thoase 18 wheelers!! They are the first tooooooo pass the posted speed.

I'd rather stay away from the part where you crash 85+ into ferral hawgs and have to get scraped off the pavement. For those who are in cars and trucks, nothing beats the sound of your vehicle bouncing all over the road because piggy decided to do barrel rolls under your chassis. 35 to Buda and then bypassing around Austin to G-Town is OK I guess.

i only travel to austin at night, 35 is much faster. i went on the toll road not to long ago, took way to long. the toll road is a waste for me.

I live in Schertz and due to traffic it can add an extra 30 minutes from Topperwein to Natural Bridge Caverns Drive which is 5 miles. I have never seen I 35 as empty as it was when this story was done.