The new managed toll lanes (Managed Lanes) along a 17 kilometer section in the middle of the SH 288 state highway in Harris County, Houston (Texas) were opened to traffic on November 16, 2020.

Blueridge Transportation Group (BTG), the concession-holder in which Iridium has an interest, will operate and maintain the section of highway over the next 48 years, including managing the new lanes through the use of a toll that will vary based on congestion levels. Tolls will be collected using a free-flow electronic toll collection system and the latest intelligent highway management technology will be employed to operate the lanes.

The opening of the section of road has been delayed by approximately one year due to three hurricanes and several orders to change the plans that were agreed with the client, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), which postponed the contractual date to deliver the project from July 22, 2019 to September 30, 2020.
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