Houston's Westpark Tollway needs expansion, new transit options, leaders say
. The Metropolitan Transit Authority, city of Houston and Fort Bend County will cooperate, as both own strips of land along the tollway that could be used for possible expansions or creation of transit-only lanes aimed at taking cars and trucks off the tollway.
Officials said they could not detail exactly what form that would take or a timeline for the study’s completion.Time, however, may not be on officials’ side as they try to keep up with rapid growth along the corridor, notably outside the Sam Houston Tollway to the Grand Parkway. During peak commutes times — inbound in the morning and outbound in the evening — Trevino said Westpark often operates with delays and heavy traffic, with roughly 25,000 vehicles using the tollway daily.
Some transit elements already are planned along Westpark, including Metro’s planned University Corridor bus rapid transit. The route will use its own lanes along the tollway from its terminus near Loop 610 to the Westchase Park and Ride lot just outside the Sam Houston Tollway.Metro Chairman Sanjay Ramabhadran said building upon that service requires cooperation among the agencies.
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