TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
COMPILED BY RACHEL CARLTON & ANNA LOTZ
Harris County approves $37.7M for all-electronic tollways
ONGOING PROJECTS
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Harris County commissioners 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 ve engineering rms 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,”
This map from the HCTRA’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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DESIGN SECTIONS
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 SKLNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. July 16. As of press time Aug. 17, the Harris County Toll Road Authority had not yet provided an opening date for the remaining two connectors, which are still under construction. Timeline: March 2020-summer 2022 Cost: $92 million Funding source: HCTRA Tomball Tollway, Grand Parkway direct connectors The connector ramp from eastbound Grand Parkway to southbound Tomball Tollway and the connector ramp between westbound Grand Parkway and southbound Tomball Tollway opened the weekend of
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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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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.
said Roxy Sibrian, head of communi- cations for the HCTRA. Sibrian said the community should expect to see cash signage removed or modi ed on the Sam Houston Toll- way in August and continue through
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