Johnson County court backs NTTA 360 extension alignment, favoring green-and-blue option

The Johnson County Commissioners Court voted unanimously April 27 to recommend NTTA360 extension alignment alternatives described in county materials as the green-and-blue combination, sending a formal resolution (Resolution 2026-611) to the North Texas Tollway Authority.

The courts development-services director, Jennifer Vanderlyn, told commissioners NTTA narrowed several possible routes to four components: two beginning alternatives (green and orange) and two terminus alternatives (blue and purple). Vanderlyn said the alignments were developed through NTTApublic meetings and the countys major thoroughfare plan process.

The vote followed a technical and values-based discussion. Commissioners and staff weighed engineering deliverability and right-of-way impacts against effects on existing residents and future development. One commissioner noted that the green option impacts fewer existing residents while taking more undeveloped parcels; other members emphasized the heavy bridge and floodplain work required by options that cross low-lying areas.

"If the court wishes to provide a resolution of support, it lends to their ultimate decision," Vanderlyn said in presenting the maps and alternatives.

Commissioners repeatedly stressed that NTTA remains the decision maker and that the county was offering a recommendation, not a final design. The court recorded the vote as a unanimous voice vote in favor of the green start and blue terminus alternatives.

The resolution approved by the court asks NTTA to consider the green-and-blue combination in its planning materials; county staff noted the agencys website hosts the full set of alternatives and that NTTA may still modify alignments as engineering and environmental reviews proceed.

Next steps: staff said the courthouse will sign and transmit the chosen-resolution language and continue coordinating with NTTA and TxDOT on right-of-way and project sequencing. Community members seeking details were directed to NTTAmaterials and public meetings.