Harris, Montgomery and Fort Bend counties have waived tolls to aid residents evacuating from the coastal areas as the region prepares for Hurricane Laura.
Tolls are waived on Harris County Toll Road Authority thoroughfares until further notice; tolls began being waived Aug. 25 at 9:20 a.m. by order of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. The authority cautions on its website that tolls may still post to customer accounts during the waiver period, but toll credits will be posted after several business days.
HCTRA roadways include the Tomball Tollway—the tolled portion of Hwy. 249 in Harris County—the Sam Houston Tollway, Westpark Tollway and Hardy Toll Road.
The Montgomery County Toll Road Authority followed suit Aug. 25, waiving tolls on MCTRA's portion of Hwy. 249 from Spring Creek to Woodtrace Boulevard beginning Aug. 25, according to a release from the toll road authority. The tolls are waived until further notice to support evacuations leading up to Hurricane Laura. Additionally, tolls on the newly opened portion of Hwy. 249 from FM 1774 in Pinehurst to FM 1488 in Magnolia—where the toll road currently ends—will not be collected until later this fall, Community Impact Newspaper previously reported.
