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
Read down below for more information on when they will be completed, how much they will cost and who is funding them. (Courtesy HAR)
Fort Bend County makes headway on multiple transportation projects
Person on a smartphone.
TxDOT launches new travel app for Houston
Fort Bend County entered an advanced funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to begin Segment 2 of the Grand Parkway frontage roads project, which will create a southbound frontage road from South Fry Road to FM 1093. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Update: Fort Bend County, TxDOT continue work on Grand Parkway frontage roads
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
Those projects include local and regional commuter bus networks, new park and ride centers and vanpool services. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Fulshear transit study results to guide next steps in city’s mobility
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 the project is halfway completed, according to officials. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
City of Katy continues with Pin Oak Road improvement projects
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
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
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
According to the website, the Gulf Freeway PEL study focuses on the segment of I-45 that runs between I-69/Hwy. 59 in Downtown Houston and Beltway 8 South. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)
TxDOT collecting feedback on Gulf Freeway study through July 29
The planned TxDOT project will start at FM 359 in Waller County, passing through Fort Bend County and end at Mason Road in Harris County. (Courtesy Pexels)
$550M Katy Freeway TxDOT project to span three area counties
An aerial shot of highways in Texas.
TxDOT adds $150M in funding for rural, urban public transportation