Chisholm Trail toll commuters can rejoice

Patience was the name of the game, and it paid off for Dallas-Fort Worth commuters.

The North Texas Tollway Authority will modify the speed limits on the Chisholm Trail Parkway, the toll road wanted by Fort Worth but hated for its speed limit.

The toll road still won’t be a blanket 70 mph, but most of the 50-mph limits will be left in the dust.

Only about a mile will remain at 50 mph when the changes take effect in September.

This will bring joy to many commuters, who spent months grumbling about the northernmost 4 miles of road, where the speed limit is 50 mph.

The lower speed limit was set to reduce noise levels in historic neighborhoods, but commuters weren’t thrilled.

They complained, calling it a speed trap and using social media to voice their ire.

City officials pressed for the speed limit increase, but the the tollway authority wanted to make sure raising the limit wouldn’t harm the neighborhoods.

After due diligence with a speed study, the authority modified the speed limit to something all parties will mostly like.

This is how local government should work.

This story was originally published August 2, 2016 at 5:20 PM with the headline "Chisholm Trail toll commuters can rejoice."