Transportation
BY TOMER RONEN
H-GAC regional plan backed by $140B
What’s next?
Feedback will be collected ahead of the 2050 plan’s approval in fall 2026, Senior Planner Florence Buaku said. “We understand transportation extends beyond county boundaries, and so we want to make sure that we have a collaborative approach towards transportation,” she said.
The $140 billion plan funded by local, state and federal entities includes hundreds of projects for roads, transit, freight, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure throughout the Greater Houston area. The regional plan is updated every four years. Sugar Land-Missouri City area projects The updated 2045 plan is being used to identify projects for the 2050 plan. The updated plan consists of 116 proposed road projects in Fort Bend County, totaling $5.46 billion. 1 Hwy. 99 extension to FM 762 Cost: $321.6 million | Timeline: 2029-2040 2 Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road extension Cost: $240.86 million | Timeline: 2029-2040 3 New park and ride on University Boulevard Cost: $73.08 million | Timeline: 2030
The Houston-Galveston Area Council hosted 14 public meetings throughout Houston to gather community input on the organization’s Regional Transportation Plan 2050 throughout July and August, including two meetings in Fort Bend County on Aug. 6.
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SOURCE: HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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