Media Contact: Customer Contact: Susan Slupecki 972-818-NTTA (6882) 214-224-2481 [email protected] 5900 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, Texas 75093 [email protected] www.NTTA.org PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE EASTERN EXTENSION NOW ON GOOGLE MAPS PLANO, Texas – March 30, 2012 – Motorists can now find the President George Bush Turnpike Eastern Extension as a route on Google Maps. Google Map users will find the Eastern Extension as a continuous route from Rowlett to destinations around the Metroplex. The North Texas Tollway Authority opened the Eastern Extension in December 2011. The 9.9-mile toll road is a portion of the outer loop around Dallas and its suburbs and provides direct connections to Interstate 30 in Garland and Rowlett, the Dallas North Tollway, U.S. 75 and destinations such as DFW International Airport. The NTTA next expects the Eastern Extension will be visible as a route on TomTom, a portable GPS system, by early May. The average toll for driving on the Eastern Extension is 15.3 cents per mile for vehicles with a TollTag. TollTags offer the most convenient, lowest-cost option for paying tolls, and NTTA toll roads provide a seamless route around the Metroplex. Full TollTag benefits include: The lowest toll rates – ZipCash customers pay 50 percent more. Simple online account management – visit us 24/7 at www.NTTA.org. Discounted terminal parking and pass-through at DFW International Airport and convenient parking payment at all lots. Convenient parking payment at Dallas Love Field Airport terminal lots. Easy payment for travel on any Texas toll road. To sign up, call (972) 818-NTTA (6882) or visit www.NTTA.org. About the NTTA The North Texas Tollway Authority, a political subdivision of the state of Texas, is authorized to acquire, construct, maintain, repair and operate turnpike projects in the north Texas region. The nine-member governing board is comprised of Chairman Kenneth Barr; Vice Chairman Bill Moore; and Directors David Denison, William D. Elliot, Matrice Ellis-Kirk, Michael Nowels, George “Tex” Quesada, Victor Vandergriff and Jane Willard. The NTTA serves Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties and owns and operates the Dallas North Tollway, President George Bush Turnpike, Sam Rayburn Tollway, Addison Airport Toll Tunnel, Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge and the Mountain Creek Lake Bridge. The NTTA is able to raise capital for construction projects through the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds. NTTA toll projects are not a part of the state highway system and receive no direct tax funding. Tolls are collected to repay debt and to operate and maintain the roadways. .