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Texas set to approve extension to Texas 249 and US 290 in 2016

The Texas Department of Transportation is poised to give the go-ahead to US$1.27 billion worth of freeway to start this year. Plans include extensions to Texas 249 and US 290 in order to give Waller County greater access to major freeways and tollways, according to media reports. The biggest project, which is expected to begin this summer, is the addition of toll lanes to Texas 288, costing $800 million. Work will also be carried out at interchanges between the 288 toll road, Loop 610 and the Sam Hous
January 5, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
The 3499 Texas Department of Transportation is poised to give the go-ahead to US$1.27 billion worth of freeway to start this year.

Plans include extensions to Texas 249 and US 290 in order to give Waller County greater access to major freeways and tollways, according to media reports.

The biggest project, which is expected to begin this summer, is the addition of toll lanes to Texas 288, costing $800 million. Work will also be carried out at interchanges between the 288 toll road, Loop 610 and the Sam Houston Tollway.

The Harris County Toll Road Authority is looking to widen the Sam Houston Tollway, located in the middle of Interstate 45 and Texas 288, from two lanes to four lanes in each direction. Total cost would be around $200 million.

Meanwhile, a 60km section of the Grand Parkway – State Highway 99 - is slated to open before the end of March. The Grand Parkway is a proposed 290km scenic highway encircling the Greater Houston region and running through seven counties in the process. The project has been shown on governmental planning documents since the early 1960's.

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