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SH-121, also known as Sam Rayburn Tollway and Airport Freeway.
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Where it runs
SH-121 leaves downtown Fort Worth as the Airport Freeway through Haltom City, joins SH-183 past North Richland Hills, Hurst and Bedford, then turns north through Euless into the DFW Connector in Grapevine. From Coppell to McKinney its main lanes are the Sam Rayburn Tollway, passing Lewisville, Carrollton, The Colony, Plano, Frisco and Allen. North of McKinney it continues as a regular highway toward Melissa.
Where cars get stuck
Along the Airport Freeway and through Grapevine, TEXpress lanes and the DFW Connector's ramps keep drivers changing lanes constantly. On the Sam Rayburn Tollway, tolls are collected electronically with no cash booths, and the frontage roads alongside are where a stalled driver can wait away from tollway traffic.
If you stop here
- On the tollway, if the car still moves, exit to the frontage road before stopping.
- In the Grapevine interchanges, don't stop between ramps if you can roll to a frontage road.
- Hazards on; if traffic is close, stay buckled in with the doors locked.
- Never stand on the tollway side of the car, even for a moment.
- Tell dispatch your direction, the nearest exit, and whether you're on the tollway or the frontage road.
What we fix on the shoulder
Service prices; one dispatch fee is added per job.
Questions
01Is SH-121 the same road as the Sam Rayburn Tollway?
Between Coppell and McKinney, yes: the tolled main lanes are the Sam Rayburn Tollway and the frontage roads carry the SH-121 signs. Let dispatch know which one you're on, because you can only cross between them at certain ramps.
02My car died on SH-121 in Bedford near where it splits from SH-183. What do I tell you?
Your direction, whether you were headed toward the airport or toward Fort Worth, and the last exit sign. The two routes share the road through there, so naming both numbers keeps the technician from heading to the wrong side.