Highway Updates
Major Highway 59 Reconstruction
TxDot will be closing the southbound U.S. 59 frontage road U-turn at the Brazos River starting Wednesday or Thursday, August 3rd or 4th, 2006. This closure will last indefinitely until construction in this area is complete.
STATE HIGHWAY EXPANSION PROJECTS
Four Texas Department of Transportation projects on the major highways through Sugar Land are scheduled to be under construction by Summer 2006:
U.S. 59 Expansion - Phase II will continue improvements that were completed on the section of U.S. 59 between U.S. 90A and State Highway 6. Phase II will extend the improvements, which include eight lanes, two diamond/HOV lanes and continuous frontage roads, from State Highway 6 to north of the Grand Parkway (State Highway 99). Construction began in August 2004 and is anticipated to take approximately four years to complete. TxDOT will also convert the University and Sweetwater bridges into “diamond” interchanges (similar to Williams Trace at U.S. 59).
U.S. 59 Expansion – Phase III will reconstruct the interchange of U.S. 59 at the Grand Parkway (State Highway 99). This project will eliminate the existing Grand Parkway bridge over U.S. 59, elevating the U.S. 59 main lanes with frontage roads at ground level. Construction on this project began in April 2006; completion of this project is scheduled to be in late 2008. TxDOT anticipates demolition of the Grand Parkway bridge to occur in the first quarter of the 2007 calendar year.
State Highway 6/U.S. 90A Expansion: TxDOT will expand State Highway 6 from First Colony Boulevard/Brooks Street to north of U.S. 90A. The main lanes of State Highway 6 will pass over University Boulevard, U.S. 90A and the railroad, with frontage roads at ground level. This project includes the expansion of U.S. 90A from four to eight lanes from west off S.H. 6 through Ulrich Street. Construction began in May 2005 and completion is anticipated in late 2007.
U.S. 90A Expansion: TxDOT will expand U.S. 90A from four to eight lanes from U.S. 59 to State Highway 6. Construction on this project should begin in August 2006 with completion anticipated by the end of 2008.
U.S. 59 CONSTRUCTION Speed zones
Construction of U.S. 59 from State Highway 6 to State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway) has begun. Construction Speed Zones are posted at 55 MPH for the Mainlanes and 35 MPH for the Frontage Roads.
Construction Speed Zones Effective 10/20/04
Fines double if violation occurs when workers are present as dictated by State law.
Mainlanes 
Frontage Roads 
S.H. 6 CONSTRUCTION SPEED ZONE
State Highway 6 from 400 feet south of Brooks Street/First Colony Boulevard to approximately 4700 feet north of the State Highway 6/U.S. 90A interchange, a distance of approximately 2.21 miles, 45 MPH during construction.
SH 6 Construction Speed Zone Effective 04/06/05Fines double if violation occurs when workers are present as dictated by State law.
S.H. 6 Construction Zone 
Highway Hotline
City of Sugar Land Highway Hotline: 281-276-9959
TxDOT Public Information Hotline: 713-802-5074
Presentations
City of Sugar Land and TxDOT personnel will be available for presentations at civic clubs, homeowners meetings and other various organizations. To schedule a speaker call the TxDOT Public Information office at 713-802-5076.
Useful Resources
Texas Department of Transportation
TREKEXPRESS is the transportation management organization serving companies and employees in the Greenway Plaza area. TREKEXPRESS offers a park and ride from Fort Bend County/southwest Houston to Greenway Plaza.