Hardy Toll Road about to get wider and longer

Thursday, November 3, 2016
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The Hardy Toll Road is about to get wider and longer.

As construction week continues, we are giving you a look at the plans, and when construction near I-45 is expected to finish.

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Weekend after weekend, you've seen the Hardy Toll Road shut down from between FM 1960 and I-45.
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The project started back in the summer of 2015, and it should finished early next year.

It's all to build a third lane in each direction from FM 1960 to the Grand Parkway.

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But the Harris County Toll Road Authority has even bigger plans.
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The Hardy Toll Road connector project will extend the Hardy from its current endpoint at 610 all the way to Downtown Houston.



The $400 million project will allow for two lanes to be built in each way.

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The first phase of the Hardy connector project has already started, and construction will take several months.
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We will be sure to let you know how this will impact your commute.



Tomorrow, the Gulf Freeway, and how the expansion project is affecting drivers and businesses.
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