TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
COMPILED BY RACHEL CARLTON & HUNTER MARROW
Harris County approves $37.7M for all-electronic tollways Harris County commissioners
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This map from the Harris County Toll Road Authority outlines 11 segments of the tollway system under consideration for the transition to all-electronic tollways. FLIPPING THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH
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unanimously approved six contracts totaling $37.7 million in service of the Harris County Toll Road Authority’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 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 inju- ries, and reduce property damage,”
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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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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF AUG. 17. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT SLMNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. permit will grant Missouri City the ability to bid the project for future construction. Timeline: December 2022-TBD Cost: $450,000 Funding source: city of Missouri City Hwy. 6 at Township Lane intersection upgrade Missouri City City Council voted 5-0 on Aug. 15 to approve a system improvement project agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation, allowing the agency to release a construction permit for upgrading a signal intersection at Hwy. 6 at Township Lane to a mast arm system for greater reliability. The
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5: Hwy. 288 to I-45 6: I-45 and Hwy. 225 Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road 7: Sam Houston Tollway to Hwy. 90 Alternate Hardy Toll Road 8: Sam Houston Tollway to Loop 610 9: Sam Houston Tollway to I-45 Westpark Tollway 10: Sam Houston Tollway to Loop 610 11: FM 1464 to Sam Houston Tollway
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SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Sibrian said. 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.
said Roxy Sibrian, head of communi- cations for the HCTRA. Beginning in August and over the next couple of months, the HCTRA will remove or modify cash signage on the Sam Houston Tollway,
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