TRANSPORTATION UPDATES City aims to reduce Lake Olympia Parkway congestion
COMPILED BY JOE EDWARDS & RENEE FARMER
UPCOMING PROJECTS
A solution to the traffic congestion problem on Lake Olympia Parkway is on the horizon, Missouri City
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officials said. The overview
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On June 5, a special Missouri City City Council meeting focused on assessing the feasibility of imple- menting either traffic signals or roundabouts along the parkway. Assistant City Engineer Marcus Snell presented the findings of a traffic signal warrant study conducted in the previous fiscal year, which aimed to develop a comprehensive plan to tackle the congestion issue. The approach A 2021 traffic study conducted by the city emphasized the importance of improving traffic flow along Lake Olympia Parkway. City Council eval- uated roundabout and traffic signal options for three intersections: Crow Valley Drive, Peninsulas Drive and Misty Hollow Drive.
Missouri City park and ride On May 25, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County board of directors agreed to sign a 40-year con- tract with NewQuest Properties for a park and ride facility at Hwy. 6 and the Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road. METRO will lease the park and ride garage from NewQuest, who will build the facility in Fort Bend Town Center III, NewQuest’s third phase of the Fort Bend Town Center development. METRO will pay $325,000 annual rent for the ground use for the 1,750-space parking garage. Timeline: TBD-first quarter 2025 Cost: $59.8 million Funding source: METRO
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Factors such as projected traffic growth, general safety and pedestrian flow were all considered. After assessing right-of-way acqui- sition needs, construction delays and overall costs, the city determined installing traffic signals with turn lanes would be the most efficient and cost-effective solution. Snell estimates total construction of the new traffic signals will cost around $1.7 million and take approxi- mately six months to complete. “We did notice that Misty Hollow
traffic has some considerably long wait times for an intersection its size,” Snell said. Quote of note “Residents concur with our approach. In general, the Lake Olym- pia Homeowners Association was very supportive,” Snell said, when asked about the community out- reach conducted to survey responses about the construction.
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF JUNE 28. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT SLMNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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