US 290 HOV/HOT Lane closed for weekend of Aug. 22-23. 2015

Metro Transit Authority of Harris County sent this bulletin at 08/19/2015 03:19 PM CDT

Release Date: Aug. 19, 2015

US 290 HOV/HOT LANE CLOSES FOR WEEKEND FREEWAY CONSTRUCTION

Traffic switch begins Friday night and extends through Sunday

The US-290 HOV/HOT lane will be closed this weekend - Saturday and Sunday (August 22-23). Normal operation of this lane will resume on Monday morning, August 24 at 5 a.m. This activity will not impact extended hours Friday with lane open in outbound direction until 11 p.m.

METRO is closing the US 290 HOV/HOT lane at the request of TxDOT. US-290 is undergoing major reconstruction and freeway widening.

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) is the region’s largest public transit provider, offering safe, reliable and affordable transportation services about 370,000 times per day. METRO operates more than 1,200 buses, and METRO's New Bus Network is coming August, 2015. For a good picture of where we are headed see our new system map. METRO's expanded light-rail system includes the Red Line (Main Street and Northline extension), Green Line (East End) and Purple Line (Southeast). Other METRO services include: Star Vanpool, METROLift, HOV lanes, HOT lanes, Bikes-on-Buses/Trains program, Park & Ride, and road improvement projects. Learn more about METRO by visiting ridemetro.org where you can download information about our T.R.I.P. app and our interactive rider tool METRO 360 [take a seat].

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