Dominax Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 (edited) When are they planning on to build onto the rest of this tollway From I-610 to connect to Interstate 10 or to downtown are they gonna build where it would reach downtown Edited February 16, 2006 by Dominax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelguy_73 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I dont have an answer, but I wish they would hurry. This is my speedway to the airport (downtown to IAH in 20 minutes during rush hour ). While I feel bad for doing so, I admit to driving faster than the posted limit down Hardy Road to get to the tollway. I'm actually surprised they don't radar more often between downtown and the tollway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Hardy Road You must trust those drivers with no insurace a lot more than I do.It's almost like driving in Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelguy_73 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 You must trust those drivers with no insurace a lot more than I do.It's almost like driving in Mexico.You know, I meant Elysian, which runs one way north to the tollway. I feel somewhat protected in my speeding--It's me and all those Kingwood commuters getting out of the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Elysian is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 (edited) This is my speedway to the airport (downtown to IAH in 20 minutes during rush hour ). 59 is my speedway to the airport. 20 minutes from downtown no problem even in rush hour. i rarely encounter much traffic or cops up there, and i park off will clayton so it works for me. the only time i used to use Hardy is to avoid 45 when heading to dallas, but now the bottleneck is north of where Hardy hits 45 anyways, so i have no use for it. Edited February 16, 2006 by skwatra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Gotta vote for 59 to Will Clayton for the fastest route to IAH.Best freeway in Houston. And it's FREE. As in no-money required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 The answer is YES.....they will build an extension into downtown. The new multimillion dollar 59-10 interchange is complete with "stub-outs" to easily add in ramps connecting to the extended Hardy, which would run along Maury St I believe. If I'm not mistaken, HCTRA already owns the ROW and has for quite some time. And IIRC, I remember reading a Chronicle article that stated the downtown extension of Hardy would be un-tolled....free up until after the 610 interchange becuase its so short. This would also server as a way to make it an attractable alternative for those not wanting to deal with the 45 headaches. The only thing I dont know is when construction will acutally proceed. But I know a widening of the northbound from 2 to 3 lanes to match the southbound of the Hardy is in full swing. I believe, once this is completed, construction on the Hardy extension will commence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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