A new Metropolitan Transit Authority parking garage was open for business Feb. 13 at Interstate 10 and Grand Parkway in Katy, offering covered parking and bus access.
New Quest, the project owner and developer, paid about $20.5 million for the garage, which has 1,700 spaces, according to Monica Russo of the METRO Press Office.
A steady stream of METRO riders used the facility on its opening day. Full-fare cardholders were deducted $2 to enter the garage and $2.50 to board the bus. Discounted fare card rates continue to apply, officials said.
“Fares for the Grand Parkway Park & Ride are not changing; your fare will simply be deducted incrementally,” Russo said in a press release.
She also said that once METRO Grand Parkway Park & Ride opens on Feb. METRO Park & Ride customers will not be allowed to park in the Cinemark parking lot.”
The Grand Parkway location has long been plagued with overcrowding issues, and the opportunity to lease the garage from New Quest was a welcome opportunity, Russo said.
