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All-electronic tollways approved for $37.7 million
This map from the Harris County Toll Road Authority’s website outlines 11 segments of the tollway system under consideration for the transition to all-electronic tollways. FLIPPING THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH
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Sam Houston Tollway 1: I-45 to Hwy. 290 2: Hwy. 290 to I-10 3: I-10 to Hwy. 59 4: Hwy. 59 to Hwy. 288
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BASEBALL COULD PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN OUR EFFORTS TO INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY.” JERSEY VILLAGE MAYOR BOBBY WARREN ON THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL'S LETTER OF INTEREST TO BRING A TEAM TO JERSEY VILLAGE Jersey Village City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at 16327 Lakeview Drive, Jersey Village. 713-466-2100. www.jerseyvillagetx.com Harris County Commissioners Court will meet at 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at 1001 Preston St., Ste. 934, Houston. www.harriscountytx.gov MEETINGS WE COVER
HARRIS COUNTY Commissioners unanimously approved six contracts totaling $37.7 million in service of the Harris County Toll Road Author- ity’s transition to all-electronic tollways, or AETs, during their Aug. 2 meeting. A map of potential tollway tran- sition areas shows 11 segments of interest in the countywide tollway system. The Aug. 2 contracts assign five engineering firms to design segments 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 along the Sam Houston Tollway and their cor- responding entrance and exit ramps. A sixth contract with HNTB Corp. awarded $5.52 million for work on all segments excluding 10 and 11 along Westpark Tollway, although the contract stated the HCTRA may request additional support along the Westpark Tollway, the northeast part
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of the Sam Houston Tollway, and the airport and downtown connectors of the Hardy Toll Road. “HCTRA’s investment in AET will save lives, prevent crashes and injuries, and reduce property damage,” said Roxy Sibrian, head of communications for the HCTRA. Sibrian said the community should
expect to see cash signage removed or modified on the Sam Houston Toll- way in August and continue through the next couple of months. Sibrian said drivers wanting to pay cash are encouraged to create an EZ Tag account on the HCTRA’s website and use a prepaid debit card, which can be purchased with cash.
HUFFMEISTER 8945 Hwy 6 N • 281-859-5879 BARKER CYPRESS 17996 FM 529 • 281-656-4200 SPRING CYPRESS 22508 Hwy 249 • 281-379-7383 JONES ROAD 17414 NW Fwy • 713-983-8827
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