Fort Worth ponders a fee to cover road repairs from gas drillers
By MIKE LEE
Fort Worth has 1,600 gas wells drilled or permitted, and thousands more could be drilled as development continues in the Barnett Shale. Each well requires dozens of trucks to bring in equipment and supplies and haul away waste.
Here’s some additional information about road damage:
Economic Impact of Oil & Gas Drilling: The “Toll on Roads”
Argyle figures out cost of gas drilling’s toll on roads
By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe / Staff Writer
ARGYLE — Engineers have come up with a figure for the town to rebuild its roads so that they can handle drilling traffic: $311,520 per lane per mile.
Also see:
Economic Impact of Oil and Gas Drilling on Property Values
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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.
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