A light rail line to Houston's Hobby Airport could be one step closer to reality

Aug. 5—A new light rail line to Hobby Airport could be one step closer to reality as the Senate sets a vote on President Joe Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure plan.

The massive Metro Next bond approved by voters in 2019 is supposed to expand transit all around Houston, Harris County and smaller cities, but few of the planned projects have come to fruition yet — planning routes, conducting environmental studies and coordinating with community members takes time, after all.

When the plan was passed, voters gave the thumbs up for the Metropolitan Transit Authority to borrow up to $3.5 billion to improve local bus routes, create more regional networks and, yes, extend several light rail lines.

In its plans, Metro wants to extend the Green and Purple lines south to the airport, as well as west to Houston's municipal courts building. The department also wishes to extend the Red line to North Shepherd Drive. ..................(more)

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