Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road

Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road
Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road
Fort Bend Toll Road
	Open section in red, portion under construction in blue
Route information
	Maintained by Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority and Harris County Toll Road Authority
Length	11.4 mi (18.3 km)
Existed	1988–present
Major junctions
South end	Sienna Ranch Road in Missouri City
	SH 6 in Missouri City; Beltway 8 / Sam Houston Tollway in Houston
North end	; US 90 Alt. in Houston
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Fort Bend, Harris
Highway system
	Highways in Texas; Interstate; US; State; Toll; Loops; Spurs; FM/RM; Park; Rec;

The Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road is the Fort Bend County portion of a controlled-access toll road connecting Sienna in eastern Fort Bend County to US 90A in southwestern Harris County. It is administered by the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority (FBCTRA). The Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) administers the Harris County (i.e., northern) segment of the road — from just south of Beltway 8 at the county line to US 90A — and uses its purple pentagonal shield labeled as Fort Bend Toll Road (the colloquial name for the entirety). It is proposed to reach a northern terminus at the southwestern corner of Interstate 610 in the future, and SH 99 at its southern terminus.

The toll road has two lanes in each direction with major interchanges at Sienna Parkway, State Highway 6, Lake Olympia Parkway, and FM 2234, and a connection, albeit not seamless, with Beltway 8. There are Toll Plazas between every interchange in FBCTRA territory. Originally, a main toll plaza was located north of FM 2234 with ramp tollbooths at FM 2234 and Lake Olympia Parkway. Another toll plaza was located north of Beltway 8 in the HCTRA segment. Currently, the FBCTRA is constructing an expansion to Sienna Ranch Road a little west of Sienna Parkway. The speed limit is 65 mph in the southern portion but drops to 60 mph inside Beltway 8.

The cost for the toll road is estimated between $55 million and $60 million.

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