A public-private partnership to build a large tollway south of Houston has taken important first steps. Construction will commence later this year.
"A tollway down the center of Texas 288 will start to take shape later this year," reports Dug Begley, "now that state transportation officials have finalized agreement [sic] with the private firm planning the road."
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reached the deal with Blueridge Transportation Group on the $815 million public-private partnership.
According to Begley, "[t]he project covers a 10.3-mile stretch from U.S. 59 to the Harris County line, including direct ramps to the Texas Medical Center and a new interchange with the Sam Houston Tollway." Begley includes more details about the current project as well as the potential for this project to lead into a $2.1 billion, 52-year project to build a private tollway along the public right of way.
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