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[citation needed] Metro also operates express bus routes on the Houston region's freeway high-occupancy vehicle lanes, which stop at park-and-ride lots. Prior to the construction of Metrorail, Metro consisted of the largest all-bus fleet in the United States, only because Houston was the largest major city devoid of any rail transit since 1990.
Construction began July 2009. [8] On December 8, 2011, the FTA announced the award of a $450 million grant from the New Starts transit program to fund construction of the Purple Line. [9] Phase I construction was due to be completed by Spring 2011, with Phase II construction finishing by Fall 2013, [10] and a planned opening for 2013 or 2014 ...
Following a statement in 2010 by Houston's mayor, Annise Parker, construction would commence at a time when funding can be secured for this line. [11] [12] Furthermore, due to the lack of infrastructure upgrades promised by the Uptown Management District, METRO would hold off on anything related to the line until a deal was arranged.
Researchers reckon that 91.5% of large infrastructure projects finish late and over budget.The Texas Department of Transportation’s alterations to Texas 170 are no exception.
A six-block-long bridge carries the line over freight rail tracks located on Harrisburg and Hughes, extending the line eastward to the Magnolia Transit Center. Construction of this bridge began in March 2015 and finished in late 2016, with the extension opening on January 11, 2017. [10] [11] [12]
The Houston-Galveston Area is one of the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States, with a projected rise in the region's population by 3 million and the creation of 1.5 million new jobs. It is estimated that this growth will create a demand for 1.7 million new homes in the region.
TranStar Airlines (Houston, 1986–1987), an American airline company; TranStar Racing, an American automotive group; Transtar Radio Networks, a music programming service; International Transtar, a model of International Harvester truck; Houston TranStar, which provides traffic and emergency management in Greater Houston
Downtown Transit Center (Houston) is a bus and light rail transportation center in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States, operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). It includes an island platformed METRORail light rail station and bays for bus service. The station was opened on January 1, 2004. [1]