Toll roads are among the options being discussed as part of the Oak Hill Parkway environmental study to address long-term congestion near the intersection of Hwy. 290 and Hwy. 71.

The Oak Hill Parkway study is the first step in a multiyear Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and Texas Department of Transportation effort to investigate potential effects of possible transportation projects on Hwy. 290. At a financing workshop March 22, residents learned about funding options for potential construction, said Melissa Hurst, Mobility Authority community outreach manager.

"The Oak Hill community has expressed an interest into really getting down into this level of detail," she said.

Attendees advised the team to research options such as public/private partnerships or getting city and county funding and having TxDOT pay back costs over time.