In college, I bought gas for 29 cents a gallon. My 9-year-old saw gas for $2.05 recently, prompting him to say, "Dad, I remember when it was $2 a gallon."

Someone in the cubicle mentioned getting gas for $1.89. I'm wondering if it's like the stock market: Is it a good time to get back in and actually fill my tank. 

The price of gas has got us talking again. What have you got to say?

Let us know where you see any good bargains.

This just in from the Arlington Police Department: Arlington police are investigating a major accident at southbound State Highway 360 and the Interstate 30 interchange (around Six Flags Over Texas). Lane closures are expected at the Southbound 360 entrance to Westbound 30.  Police expect heavy traffic congestion in this area until approximately 5 p.m. 

If you use Blair Oaks and South Colony in your driving around The Colony, you might want to add some extra minutes to your commute time. Traffic signal repairs have turned the intersection into essentially a four-way stop. Nothing too bad. You can get the full scoop here.

Thanks goes to City Girl (aka Diane Baxter, communications director/assistant to the city manager) for this update. She is always on the ball when it comes to keeping the community aware of roadway progress and good news that highlights people, places, events and various news in The Colony.

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Texas A&M University is conducting a survey on behalf of a lot of transporation entities to determine what needs to be developed along the Tom Landry Freeway.

The 10-minute survey is mostly about HOV lanes between Loop 12 and State Highway 360 on Interstate 30. Nothing wrong with that.

Someday, I wished they'd ask about that crazy interchange, mixmaster, loop-de-loop, whatever, at Loop 12 and I-30.

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For commuters heading to south Fort Worth or southwest Arlington, it looks like it might be an adventure on the trip home (hmmm, that sounds like a radio traffic alert).  Four tractor-trailer rigs hopped on a fumble on westbound Interstate 20 between Green Oaks Boulevard and U.S. 287 and have snarled traffic for miles as authorities clear the mess. I bet it looks like a scene out of Transformers, the movie.

If you have traffic news to report, post it here at this Crosstown Traffic 2.0 blog.

Transportation: North Texas Tollway Authority | DART

Here's a detailed account of this morning's Lake Lewisville bridge accident from our colleagues at dallasnews.com.

Chalk it up to another sign of progress-in-the-making in Frisco. And anyone who drives anywhere near Frisco on State Highway 121 on a daily basis knows exactly what I'm talking about. It's the good and the not-so-good all in one. Before the drive home, be sure to check out this Frisco road closure on the neighborsgo.com blog. It might just save you some valuable time.

As reported in an article by the San Francisco Chronicle, making 100 million disposable plastic shopping bags requires 430,000 gallons of oil. That’s about half a gallon per bag!

I know, I know, you say using cloth bags makes you look silly, frustrates customers behind you in the queue and irks the clerks. But, c’mon! You’re smarter and better than that. Don’t let those reasons dissuade you from making a difference, at the pump and for the environment.

I got a great deal for ACME bags at ReusableBags.com.

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A $122 million bridge, spanning from Lake Dallas to Lakewood Village, is halfway done. The large undertaking will slice commute times, improve access to destinations on both sides and become a symbol of the region. Read all about this massive project on neighborsgo.com.

By the numbers
According to the North Texas Toll Authority, as reported by Jay Parsons of The Dallas Morning News:

∙ The bridge spans 1.7 miles

∙ Construction began October 2006

∙ Estimate opening date is July 2009

∙ 30 minutes: Estimated driving time saved by bridge

∙ 242: Number of support beams drilled into the lakebed

∙ 50 to 135 feet: Length of beams

∙ 60 feet: Length of pillars connecting beams to bridge platform

∙ 52 feet: Clearance from average water level to bridge

∙ 118 feet: Height of the bridge’s center archway above the water

∙ $122 million: Project budget

More on the bridge
∙ Dallas Morning News reporter Jay Parsons writes about the milestone for the toll bridge
∙ North Texas Tollway Authority animation of how the Lewisville Lake toll bridge will look when it opens in July 2009.

More on neighborsgo.com
∙ Keep up with the latest area road repairs, trouble spots and more at Crosstown Traffic 2.0

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A lot is going on in and around the State Highway 121 corridor. The North Texas Tollway Authority has the details.