New growth surrounds Fort Bend County! And with that growth has come new improvements to infrastructure. City officials have been working diligently to find ways to improve commute times by building or expanding roadways in the area – including offering a new route to Katy via the Texas Heritage Parkway.

Texas Heritage Parkway is a 6.25-mile, four-lane boulevard located in Fort Bend County and Waller County, Texas. It will provide a north/south thoroughfare from FM 1093 (Westpark Tollway) to IH 10 at the Pederson Road exit.

Roundabouts, instead of traffic signals, will be utilized at 10 intersections to allow for continuous traffic flow. Wide, multi-modal sidewalks with tunnel crossings at each intersection along with spacious grassy medians will enhance the pedestrian-friendly nature of the project.

The motivation for this new corridor stems from West Houston’s growing population and the need for another north-south thoroughfare to connect the Westpark Tollway to I-10, Muller and Meyers said. A public-private partnership was pursued to accelerate the construction timeline of the road.

When complete in July 2020, the 6.4-mile, 200-foot-wide thoroughfare will have two lanes in either direction and a median from I-10 at Pederson Road to McKinnon Road just south of FM 1093 near downtown Fulshear. Construction, funded by Fort Bend County, is estimated to be completed by second quarter of  2020.

This project is in addition to the highly anticipated Westpark Tollway Expansion. When Phase 2B  of the expansion is complete in 2020, FM 1093 will expand from a two-lane road to a four-lane road with a median from the future Texas Heritage Parkway to James Lane in Fulshear.

Thinking about making the move to a new home Fort Bend County? Here’s a breakdown on commute times from new communities in the area.