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State Highway 99 (SH 99), also known as the Grand Parkway, is a beltway in the U.S. state of Texas.Its first section opened on August 31, 1994. When the route is completed, it will be the longest beltway in the U.S., the world's seventh-longest ring road, and the third (outer) loop of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area, with Interstate 610 being the first (inner) loop ...
A reason against one of the Central Texas toll projects is that the company that runs the SH130 toll road has been said by Moody's business rating to have the possibility of defaulting on its debt in 2014. Therefore, Moody's lowered the business rating to B1. [8] A B1 classification "indicates that the business is pretty risky to lend money to ...
Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road: 10.1 16.3 Sienna Parkway US 90 Alt. east (South Main Street) $3.51 (with valid tag) $4.66 (without valid tag) EZ TAG, TxTag, or TollTag required Hardy Toll Road: 21.6 34.8 I-610: I-45: $3.00 ($2.70 with EZ TAG discount) Hardy Toll Road Connector to George Bush Intercontinental Airport: 4 6.4 Hardy Toll Road
The Texas State Highway system was established in 1917 to create a structured network of roads that would enhance connectivity and support economic development across the state. The initial system included 22 state highways, many of which followed pre-existing trails and trade routes.
By 1956, most limited-access highways in the eastern United States were toll roads. In that year, the federal Interstate Highway System was established, funding non-toll roads with 90% federal dollars and 10% state match, giving little incentive for states to expand their turnpike systems. Funding rules initially restricted collections of tolls ...
The overall Campus Parkway Corridor project consists of a four-lane divided roadway extending 4.5 miles from the Mission Avenue exit off Highway 99 to Yosemite Avenue.
SH 99 Toll - Sections A, B, and C of the Grand Parkway are in various stages of the planning process. Spur 5 - south-southeast of downtown. The mainlanes planned to be built from its present terminus near University Drive (adjacent to the University of Houston ) to south of Beltway 8 .
The 5.2 miles (8.4 km) of express lanes in Brazoria County, dubbed the Brazoria County Expressway, are operated by the county government through the Brazoria County Toll Road Authority (BCTRA). [2] BCTRA has proposed a second phase of the project, which will stretch about 10 miles (16 km) south to a planned extension of Grand Parkway (SH 99) in ...