All schematics are preliminary except as noted.
Faced with the prospect of waiting years for the state to ease traffic congestion on the west side, Harris County officials are pushing a plan to turn the Katy Freeway into a mega 24-lane roadway with a toll road down the middle. The plan has been talked about for years, County Judge Robert Eckels said Thursday. The plan is still a murky concept with a myriad of factors to address. But, on Tuesday, Commissioners Court gave toll road officials the green light to start talks with the state. I'm not going to say it's going to solve forever the congestion problems on the west side, but it will make a big dent in the problem today and give us time to work on additional development strategies.