Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority

Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority
Authority overview
Formed November 2005 (2005-11)
Jurisdiction Fort Bend County, Texas
Headquarters 1 Fluor Daniel Dr
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Website www.fbctra.com

The Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority (FBCTRA), also called the Fort Bend Grand Parkway Toll Road Authority (FBGPTRA), operates 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

Created in November 2005.

The FBCTRA uses the 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.
  4. Around the third quarter of 2017 - PikePass issued by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.[1]
  5. The authority has no current plans to accept any other tolling agencies tags.[2]

Roadways

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
SH 99 Toll —— I-69 / US 59 Fort Bend Westpark Tollway / FM 1093 —— Section D; The FBGPTRA operates the SH-99 Toll (Grand Parkway) 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 —— —— ——  
Fort Bend Westpark Tollway —— —— ——  

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.

References

Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority

  1. ↑ Begley, Dug (June 19, 2016). "Local toll tags going national, eventually". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Screenshot of FBCTRA's reply email -


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