TRANSPORTATION
METRO’s board of directors approved the Veteran Owned Business Enterprise and Disability Owned Enterprise programs during its Sept. 22 meeting. (Courtesy Pexels)
METRO introduces programs to support businesses owned by veterans, those with disabilities
The agency's capital improvements budget increased 106% from last year with funding for METRONext and new electric buses. (Courtesy METRO)
METRO adopts largest budget in agency history
A new traffic signal is being installed at Juergen and Cypress Rosehill roads. (Courtesy Pexels)
Cypress Rosehill Road widening, traffic signal to be complete this fall
Person on a smartphone.
TxDOT launches new travel app for Houston
Photo of local officials and Collins Aerospace representatives cutting a ribbon
Collins opens its doors at the Houston Spaceport & Houston sees transportation investment from state
The Texas Department of Transportation will soon close the public comment period on a proposed widening project on FM 529. (Hunter Marrow/Community Impact Newspaper)
Public comment period to close Sept. 15 on FM 529 widening project
The United Transportation Program aims to help infrastructure updates and development throughout the state. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
Texas Transportation Commission adopts 10-year road construction plan
The Texas Department of Transportation is reconstructing and widening a half-mile stretch of FM 1960 near North Eldridge Parkway. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
FM 1960 widening underway near N. Eldridge Parkway in Cy-Fair
According to Harris County Precinct 3, a project to widen North Eldridge Parkway from two lanes to a four-lane boulevard between Spring Cypress Road and Gregson Road is in design. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
North Eldridge Parkway widening near Spring Cypress Road in design
The plan includes METRO’s five high-occupancy vehicle and high-occupancy toll lanes along I-45 North, I-45 South, I-69 North/Hwy. 59 North, I-69 South/Hwy. 59 South and Hwy. 290. (Courtesy METRO)
METRO makes weekend use of high-occupancy vehicle, toll lanes permanent
Construction on a project extending Gessner Road from West Road to Fallbrook Drive began last summer and has since been put on hold. (Mikah Boyd/Community Impact Newspaper)
Gessner Road extension project delayed until further notice
Construction is underway on Schiel Road in Cypress. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Schiel Road widening underway in Cypress
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County board members and government officials gathered Aug. 15 to celebrate the Federal Transit Authority award. (Courtesy METRO)
Federal Transit Authority awards METRO $21.6M for electric buses
A project that will widen Cypress North Houston Road from Perry Road to Jones Road is in the design phase, officials with Harris County Precinct 3 confirmed. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Cypress North Houston Road widening in design phase
Greater Houston area residents may be seeing more of their monthly expenses go toward transportation costs. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)
Q&A: How vehicle, gas prices are affecting Houston commuters, economy
The 5-foot-wide sidewalk will run along the east and west sides of Huffmeister Road for safer pedestrian access. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Harris County Precinct 3 plans for new sidewalks along Huffmeister Road
Close up of the top of traffic cones, with a construction hat on one of the cones. A construction vehicle is in the background.
Harris County commissioners approve $37.7M in engineering design contracts for all-electronic tollways
Sanjay Ramabhadran (left), chair of METRO's board of directors, swears in Roberto Treviño, Harris County Toll Road Authority executive director, to the board. (Courtesy METRO)
METRO adds HCTRA executive director to its board
A police officer rides parallel to light rail tracks on a segway
METRO Police Department introduces C.A.R.E. unit to aid unhoused individuals