![]() ![]() Iconic Houston hot dog restaurant quietly closes Galleria-area location. The restaurant will serve some of Trap Kitchen's signature dishes alongside other West Coast favorites.ĥ. New Houston restaurant from West Coast pop-up favorite delivers pineapple bowls, mac and cheese, and more. The survey lauds Sugar Land's outstanding schools, quality of life, and sense of community.Ĥ. Booming Houston 'burb is a best U.S city for families, says Fortune Fortune. The soon-to-be retired grocery exec shared his thoughts on work, faith, and more.ģ. H-E-B's charming frontman Scott McClelland keeps the faith in revealing new public Houston event. The bar and restaurant is known for its family-friendly atmosphere and affordable prices.Ģ. Dallas-based sports bar roll out 2 Houston-area locales with wall-to-wall TVs, fire pits, and gameday eats. But those who do it regularly say it's worth the effortįor a more information visit Brochures at the Galveston Island Convention and Visitors center also offer more information.Įditor's note: It's time to recap the top stories on CultureMap from this past week.ġ. On the return from Galveston, you have to follow an exit off of Dixie Farm Road to get onto the HOV lane.Ĭonfusing? A little. A full list of HOV entrances, including diagrams, is available on the Metro website. Other entry points include one near the Monroe Street Park & Ride and another at the Fuqua and South Point Park & Rides. To access it, take the Lockwood Drive exit and follow the traffic signs to enter the HOV. Jerome Gray, METRO's senior press officer, suggests that drivers enter from a ramp located on Pierce Street just before Dowling.Īnother common entry point is the Eastwood Transit Center. Probably the easiest way when headed to Galveston is to enter the HOV lane near its inception at Pierce Street in downtown Houston. This is the trickiest part, as you can only enter the HOV lane from designated entry and exit points. On Sundays, the HOV operates only from Galveston into Houston from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the northbound HOV back into Houston will be open from 2 p.m. On holidays (like July 4th), the lane will operate on the Saturday schedule - the southbound HOV lane headed to Galveston on I-45 will be open from 10 a.m. Vehicles carrying two or more passengers can use the I-45 South HOV lane every weekend this summer. But if you have another passenger you're good to go. For most Houstonians, this HOV lane is the most confusing, as there are no simple exit and entry points and, once on the main freeway, you can't shift over onto the HOV lane, like you can on the Katy Freeway.īut if you follow these recommendations, you can make the trip to Galveston - or at least the 15.5 miles from downtown to just past Beltway 8 where the HOV ends at Dixie Farm Road- a little bit easier. That may be easier said than done, however. With clouds looming over Independence Day weekend, Houstonians may not be able to avoid the rain, but you may be able to cut 15 minutes (or more) off of a trip to Galveston by taking the HOV lane on I-45 through the worst of Houston traffic. At all other the times HOV 2+ are required to pay tolls.There are two things in Houston which occur regularly but still manage to be unpredictable- the rain and the traffic. HOV 2+ are allowed during the hours of 5 am to 11 am and 2 pm to 8 pm, Monday through Friday, both eastbound and westbound. Tolling operations began on the Managed lanes on April 18, 2009. ![]() The Katy Freeway HOT Lanes project did not receive Value Pricing funds, however the project obtained the authority to toll through the Value Pricing Program in 2002. ![]() From State Highway 6 to the Grand Parkway, two HOT lanes operate, one in each direction. ![]() In addition, in the center of the facility from I-610 west to State Highway 6, four HOT lanes operate, two in each direction. The freeway was expanded to eight general-purpose lanes, four in each direction, with continuous three-lane frontage roads in each direction. Population and employment along the corridor is projected to increase by 40 percent in the near future, with population in certain portions of the corridor expected to grow by up to 130 percent. West Houston is one of the fastest growing areas in the Houston metropolitan region. Additionally, the freeway has a one-lane reversible high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane between I-610 and State Highway 6, and one HOV lane in each direction between State Highway 6 and the Grand Parkway (State Highway 99). The existing freeway is 23 miles long and consists of six general-purpose main lanes (three in each direction), with two-lane continuous one-way frontage roads in each direction for most of its length. Katy Freeway (I-10), in the western portion of Houston, is a heavily congested urban interstate facility. Home > Federal Programs > VPP Program > Projects > Involving Tolls > Express Toll Lanes TEXAS: HOT Lanes on the Katy Freeway in Houston ![]()
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