Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority

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Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority
Authority overview
Formed1996 (1996)
JurisdictionFort Bend County, Texas
Headquarters1 Fluor Daniel Dr
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Websitewww.fbctra.com

The Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority (FBCTRA), also called the Fort Bend Grand Parkway Toll Road Authority (FBGPTRA), operates three toll roads in Fort Bend County and is headquartered at 1 Fluor Daniel Dr in Sugar Land in the U.S. state of Texas.

History

FBCTRA was established in 1996.[1]

The FBCTRA uses Harris County Toll Road Authority's EZ TAG system, which is interoperable with the following:

  1. TxTag issued by the Texas Department of Transportation.
  2. TollTag issued by the North Texas Tollway Authority.
  3. May 2017 - K-Tag issued by the Kansas Turnpike Authority.[2]
  4. May 2019 - PikePass issued by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.[3][4]
  5. The authority has no current plans to accept any other tolling agencies tags.[5]
  6. FBCTRA does not accept cash or offer a pay-by-mail option on its toll roads

Roadways

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
SH 99 Toll 12.7 20.4 I-69 / US 59 Fort Bend Westpark Tollway / FM 1093 02014-01-012014 current Section D; The FBGPTRA operates the SH-99 Toll (Grand Parkway Toll Road) from FM-1093 (Fort Bend Westpark Tollway) south to I-69/US-59 (Southwest Freeway) as a toll road with a series of tolled overpasses;  The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) operates the adjoining segments of the Grand Parkway (E, F1, F2 and G) from FM-1093 north to US-290 and then east to I-69/US-59 (Eastex Freeway).
Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road 7.4 11.9 Sienna Parkway in Missouri City Beltway 8 / Sam Houston Tollway at Harris County Line 02004-01-012004 current Toll road continues north into Harris County as Fort Bend Toll Road (maintained by HCTRA) to Alternate U.S. 90 (South Main Street) in Houston. In July 2008 the authority converted the Fort Bend Parkway to EZ-Tag only, completely eliminating cash transactions for the agency and resulting in reduced toll collection and maintenance costs.
Fort Bend Westpark Tollway 8.3 13.4 FM 1093 east of Fulshear Harris County line east of FM 1464 02005-01-012005 current Toll road continues east into Harris County as Westpark Tollway (maintained by HCTRA) to Westpark Drive and Post Oak Boulevard in Uptown Houston.

References

Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority

  1. ^ ABOUT Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority
  2. ^ EZ TAG Now Works in Kansas! HCTRA
  3. ^ Begley, Dug (June 19, 2016). "Local toll tags going national, eventually". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Pikepass usage expands to all of Texas KOCO-TV
  5. ^ Screenshot of FBCTRA's reply email - FBCTRA's reply email on September 28, 2016