The Grand Parkway continues to stir up opposition — this time in Fort Bend and Brazoria Counties. Last week, a public meeting was held to solicit input for Segment C, “a 26-mile four-lane controlled access toll road with intermittent frontage roads from US 59 (Southwest Freeway) to SH 288 through Fort Bend and Brazoria Counties.”
Folks in that area are not in favor of the project (via the Fort Bend Herald-Coaster):
But the vast majority of residents and others who attended Thursday’s meeting said they never want to see the 26-mile, four-lane, controlled-access highway built. Many who spoke during the public hearing were critical of the project, with some using the “no toll, no road” slogan in opposition to the highway, which would be a toll road.
Some of the main reasons cited for the opposition:
