Welcome to Katy Real Estate and the explosion of homes and traffic we are now all experiencing. Now that Houston is moving West, Katy is expanding at record pace. With growth comes inconvenience. Below is an update on what highway construction is currently being done and some information on what we can look forward to in the future! Remember, patience is a virtue!
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SH 99 & I-10
- The two direct connectors at SH 99 and I-10 are now open, significantly reducing traffic congestion at that intersection.
- The Texas Department of Transportation has begun construction of Segment “E” of the Grand Parkway from I-10 to SH 290.
- Fort Bend County has begun construction of the first two of 10 Grand Parkway overpasses in the portion of Segment “D” from FM 1093 to US 59.
- Construction of all 10 overpasses and of Segment “E” should be completed by the end of 2013.
FM 1093
- Fort Bend County has begun engineering design on the extension of the FM 1093/Westpark Toll Road. The project is in two phases.
- Phase I consists of four lanes of FM 1093 frontage road from SH 99 to FM 1463, four lanes of main toll lanes from SH 99 to Spring Green Road, and a direct connector east FM 1093 to north SH 99. Construction of Phase I is slated to begin the fall of 2012 and will take 18-24 months.
- Phase II of the project consists of four lanes of FM 1093 frontage road from FM 1463 to James Lane in Fulshear and will be about two months behind Phase I.
- The project is funded mainly by TxDOT and the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority.
Park & Ride
- The county will construct and operate a “Park and Ride” facility on property it owns on the north side of FM 1093/Westpark Toll Road between Mason Road and Grand Mission Drive.
- The “Park and Ride” is funded by a federal grant. It is scheduled to be completed by late summer 2013.
- Destinations from the “Park and Ride” will be to the Galleria Area, Greenway Plaza and the Medical Center.
FM 1463
- A continuous right turn lane from north FM 1463 to east I-10 was completed in 2011 to reduce traffic congestion at that intersection.
- Further improvements to FM 1463, a state road, requires the federal government to approve and fund additional feeder lanes from FM 1463 east along I-10 and an overpass at the FM 1463/I-10 intersection. Such approval and funding is not anticipated for several years.
Cane Island Parkway
- To provide additional access to I-10, the county has been working with TxDOT, Waller County, City of Katy and various property owners and developers to build the Cane Island Parkway from US 90 on the north to connect to FM 1463 on the south.
- Cane Island will include an overpass over I-10 about a mile west of the I-10/ FM 1463 intersection.
- This project has been stalled by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) insistence that the state and local governments provide full funding for the ultimate I-10 overpass, which is estimated to cost $30 million.
- Another proposal has been made to FHWA for approval of a two-lane overpass over I-10. We currently await a response from FHWA.
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