![An illustration of a horrifying accident during construction of SH 288 tollway. A worker on an upper level reacts with horror to a seemingly horrific accident below involving a crane and a backhoe.](https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The_Death_Toll_1_Lead_Illo-scaled.jpg)
The Death Toll: An Expensive Tollway’s High Cost in Human Lives
State Highway 288 was built by a private equity firm, letting TxDOT abdicate its responsibility to both drivers and construction workers.
Since 1954
State Highway 288 was built by a private equity firm, letting TxDOT abdicate its responsibility to both drivers and construction workers.