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ICM Pioneer Sites–Houston, Texas

The population in Houston is on its way to doubling, three large employment centers are expanding, and traffic demands are growing. It is one of the few areas in the US experiencing a real estate boom, yet this presents the region with traffic management challenges.

In Houston's Interstate 10 corridor, ICM will help to manage delays through intelligent transportation systems and congestion pricing strategies; will empower travelers to make decisions with multimodal, personalized information; and will improve incident management. Houston's ICM strategy will be enhanced by the strong institutional relationships its agencies have established in the region through the state of the art multi-agency emergency and traffic management center, TRANSTAR.

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The Houston, Texas application proposed I-10 and U.S. route 290 with US 290 as the north border, the West Park Toll Road to the south and SH99 and IH 610 to the west and east, respectively as their corridor. The TxDOT Houston District was the lead agency, accompanied by the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Harris County, the City of Houston, and the Houston-Galveston Area Council. In addition to the expected freeway and arterial capabilities, the corridor includes HOV, tolling, value pricing, express bus, and BRT.

Updated August 15, 2008 11:01 AM