Did you know our program has a proposed rail component?
The US 290 Corridor Major Investment Study (MIS) concluded that with all the growth in our corridor, expanded roads aren't enough.That’s why 50 feet of Right of Way along the proposed Hempstead Tollway has been reserved for a High Capacity Transit System. Read a past news report about what could be built in that Right of Way:
And now the Gulf Coast Rail District, one of our program partners, is studying how the existing Union Pacific railroad tracks running parallel to Hempstead Road could be used for commuter rail. Read recent news reports on that idea:
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