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The Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) administers the Harris County (i.e., northern) segment of the road — from just south of Beltway 8 at the county line to US 90A — and uses its purple pentagonal shield labeled as Fort Bend Toll Road (the colloquial name for the entirety).
The Westpark Tollway, also Fort Bend Westpark Tollway, is a controlled-access toll road in Texas, serving western Houston and Harris County, and northeastern Fort Bend County. Construction on the facility began in 2001 and portions of the road were opened to traffic in May 2004.
Toll road continues north into Harris County as Fort Bend Toll Road (maintained by HCTRA) to Alternate U.S. 90 (South Main Street) in Houston. In July 2008 the authority converted the Fort Bend Parkway to EZ-Tag only, completely eliminating cash transactions for the agency and resulting in reduced toll collection and maintenance costs.
In Texas, it depends on which toll road you take. Tolls in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are operated by either the North Texas Tollway Authority or the Texas Department of Transportation.
Operates the Hardy Toll Road (including the connector to George Bush Intercontinental Airport), Sam Houston Tollway, Westpark Tollway, Fort Bend Toll Road (north of Beltway 8), Katy Managed Lanes in the median of I-10 and the Tomball Tollway within Harris County. Liberty County Toll Road Authority (LCTRA) 2007 Does not yet operate any toll ...
Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road Fort Bend Toll Road Open section in red, portion under construction in blue Route information Maintained by Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority and Harris County Toll Road Authority Length 10.1 mi (16.3 km) Existed 1988 –present Major junctions South end Sienna Parkway in Missouri City Major intersections SH 6 in Missouri City Beltway 8 / Sam Houston Tollway in ...
HCTRA came into being in September 1983 after Harris County voters approved a $900 million bond referendum by a 7–3 margin to release up to $900 million in bonds to create two toll roads – the Hardy Toll Road and the Sam Houston Tollway – to improve the regional mobility and reduce traffic congestion in the Greater Houston area, an area known for rapid population growth.
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