Page created May 10, 2015 Updated June 22, 2019

Connection ramp from BW8 to southbound IH-45 and transition zone length There is only one lane connecting to the main lanes of IH-45. The connection needs two lanes. The transition zone for merging into the IH-45 main lanes is too short. It needs to be extended further south.

The northbound IH-45 main lanes are reduced to four lanes at Parker The merge-down transition zone from the IH-610 interchange (six lanes) is too short.

A fifth northbound lane needs to be added to the exit for SH 249

The transition zone on westbound IH-610 is too short 6 lanes are merged down to 4 in a too short distance. The transition zone needs to be extended, with a fifth lane to the Shepherd exit.

The northbound entrance/exit to the managed lanes is poorly situated at the IH-610 interchange The entrance/exit may exacerbate congestion in this area

The only entrance to the northbound IH-45 managed lanes is from downtown Traffic on northbound IH-45 cannot enter the managed lanes until the entrance at Loop 610

The connection from southbound IH-69 to southbound IH-45 is difficult and potentially dangerous It will require weaving across three lanes in a distance of 2000 feet inside the tunnel, where visibility is reduced and signage is more difficult to see.