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The Klein Fire Department is on the scene of a large grass & woods fire near the intersection of Boudreaux and the Grand Parkway. Additional resources from several neighboring departments have been requestedThis is an active fire. Updates as they become available. ——————Incident Type: Grass/Woods FireIncident Location: 11200 Boudreaux Road, Tomball TX 77375Involved Agencies: Klein Fire Department, Spring Fire Department, Cypress Creek Fire Department, Tomball Fire Department——————Posted: 2022-07-19T03:13:15.531Z

Spring firefighters are on the scene of a grass fire in the median along the Grand Parkway near Kuykendahl. Constables deputies have the westbound lanes of the Grand Parkway shut down. Fire visible via Houston Transtar. Avoid the area. ——————Incident Type: Grass/Woods FireIncident Location: 1600 Block of N Grand Parkway Near KuykendahlInvolved Agencies: Spring Fire Department, Harris County Precinct 4 Constables——————Posted: 2022-07-09T20:48:38.767Z

It’s time to pay up, buttercup! Everyone enjoyed the free ride on the new stretch of tollway of the Grand Parkway when it opened in May, but now, that free ride has come to an end.

Everyone enjoyed the free ride on the new stretch of tollway of the Grand Parkway when it opened in May, but now, that free ride has come to an end.

The Grand Parkway is used by thousands every day. It’s a 184-mile toll road connecting seven counties around Houston. With construction in northeast Houston coming to an end as the new stretch of pavement from New Caney down to Dayton opened on Thursday, May 19, the vision of creating the largest loop in the country is becoming reality.

The Grand Parkway / SH 99 from Eastex Freeway in New Caney to SH 146 in Baytown opened to traffic on Thursday!

A new section of the Grand Parkway will open on Thursday morning.

Harris County, Texas – There will be a total closure of the northbound and southbound mainlanes between Boudreaux and the Grand Parkway on the Tomball Tollway beginning Friday, May 6 at 9 p.m. through Monday, May 9 at 5 a.m. The northbound Northpointe entrance ramp will be closed. Drivers traveling northbound will be detoured to the frontage road at the Boudreaux exit ramp and may re-enter the tollway using the Grand Parkway entrance ramp. Drivers traveling southbound will be detoured to the frontage road at the Grand Parkway exit ramp and may re-enter the tollway using the Boudreaux entrance ramp. Don’t forget to visit houstontranstar.org to plan your route.

Spring, Texas – The feeder road of the Grand Parkway near Champion Forest is closed due to a major accident. Two people are reported deceased on the scene. A third person is reportedly in critical condition. This is an active and developing scene. Avoid the area.

The outskirts of Houston keep on booming and this time, we’re focusing on Katy. Katy’s population has nearly doubled since 2010, growing at about 10% each year.

Houston Newsmakers: Controversy over Fort Bend Grand Parkway Segment C between George Foundation, developer

All lanes of the Grand Parkway near Cypress Rosehill were shut down Monday morning due to an accident involving an 18-wheeler.

Here are things to know for Monday, Jan. 3:

One teenager was killed and three others were injured in a crash early Sunday in northwest Harris County, deputies said.

The Harris County Toll Road Authority has been working on the Tomball Tollway for years, and most recently crews have been building out the direct connector ramps from the Tomball Tollway.

Tomball, Texas – In its December 6 meeting, the Tomball City Council approved multiple ordinances pertaining to an undeveloped plot lot of land of approximately 240 acres east of Highway 249, near Rocky Road and Grand Parkway. The ordinances finalize plans for the area to be annexed into Tomball city limits and to be developed for light industrial, distribution, and retail space. The land is owned by Lovett Industrial, the real estate development firm that is looking to build on the plot. Plans for development include 3.3 million square feet of light industrial and distribution facilities and 3,000 square feet of retail space. Lovett Industrial and the City of Tomball have been in negotiations to develop the 240 acres since September 7, 2021.

The Grand Parkway is used by thousands every day. It’s a 180-mile toll road connecting seven counties around Houston. With construction in northeast Houston, the vision of creating the largest loop in the country is becoming reality.

Spring, Texas – Billiards Factory, a Houston based game room supply store, is moving its store off of FM 1960 to a brand new facility off of the Grand Parkway. Originally started in 1975 off Telephone Road in Houston, Billiards Factory has spread to five major cities across the nations and will soon have 12 stores by the end of this year. The store specializes in supplying people with everything they need for a game and entertainment room. They specialize primarily in pool or billiards table related equipment but also have a wide variety of products such as shuffleboard tables, ping-pong tables, furniture, and much more. Their newly relocated location off of the Grand Parkway will host its grand opening on September 3-12.

Formerly known as Springwoods Village and now named City Place, the area is already home to a robust community, mixed-use developments, and several major corporations. The expansion plan will add thousands of homes and significantly increase the residential capacity of City Place, where the adjacent workplaces are already the site of over 21,000 jobs. City Place is designed to be highly interconnected and walkable, with residents living in close proximity to leisure, recreation, and entertainment as well as to their workplaces. The new name for the development derives from CityPlace, an existing 60-acre mixed-use development that is the hub of the original Springwoods Village. New trails will allow the growing City Place community easy access to the largest forested urban greenway in the United States and actualize the developers’ intent to have City Place integrated with open and green spaces.

A driver is dead after deputies say two vehicles were street racing in the Katy area.

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale's Gallery Furniture stores on the North Freeway and along the Grand Parkway will serve as warming centers for those in need. The stores are located at 6006 North Freeway (Houston) and 7227 West Grand Parkway South (Richmond). Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale and Gallery Furniture are offering shelter at Gallery Furniture North Freeway and Gallery Furniture Grand Parkway showrooms for Houstonians who need a warm place to stay and food to eat. With hot food and water to help ride out the storm, Gallery Furniture encourages Houstonians to take extreme caution while navigating the roads to get to the showrooms. He opened the North Freeway location to Hurricane Harvey victims for several days during the city’s major flood event.

KATY, Texas – Firefighters responded to a massive three-alarm fire at an apartment building in Katy Wednesday. Officials said the blaze broke out around 6:33 a.m. at San Tierra Apartments located on Partnership Way and Texas 99. A large structure fire at Partnership Way and Texas 99 will have a big impact on area traffic. Some small grass fires sparked by the apartment blaze, officials said. Full Screen 1 / 15 Firefighters respond to a massive fire at an apartment construction site in Katy on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020.

A traffic stop turned up stolen mail in west Harris County. Deputies said they found papers, letters and other documents in the trunk of the vehicle. The stop happened at a Metro Park and Ride near Katy Freeway and the Grand Parkway, according to Harris County Sheriffs Office. US Postal inspectors have started a federal investigation. Deputies say the driver was charged with DWI.

A woman and her six-year-old son were injured Saturday morning when their car collided with a cable barrier on Grand Parkway. At about 2:40 a.m., deputies from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a car fire on Grand Parkway near FM 2920. Arriving units located a woman, who has been identified as 28-year-old Erika Long, and her son injured outside of their burning vehicle. The woman was charged with intoxication assault, said Sean Teare, of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Authorities said Long was previously charged with DWI with a child passenger and child endangerment.

Spring, Texas Two people are dead after being thrown from a sports bike during an accident on the Grand Parkway early Friday morning. The accident happened in the 6500 block of the Grand Parkway around 1:00 AM. Investigators say the sports bike struck a guardrail while traveling eastbound on the Grand Parkway. The two riders were thrown over the concrete barrier and landed on Kuykendahl Road. The accident remains under investigation by the Harris County Sheriffs Office Vehicular Crimes Division.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas A driver was killed Sunday in a one-vehicle crash on Grand Parkway in Katy, according to the Harris County Sheriffs Office. Around 4:20 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a crash that occurred on W. Grand Pkwy N., near Morton Road. Arriving units located a man, identified as the driver, dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved in the crash and no one else was injured, according to the Harris County Sheriffs Office. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

Gallery Furniture’s Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale collaborated with Fort Bend County to open the Work Texas Resource Center inside of the Grand Parkway location to help people who are looking for employment.

Spring, Texas Harris County Commissioners voted to waive tolls on all Harris County toll roads moments after Judge Lina Hidalgo issued a stay home-work safe order for Harris County. Tolls will be waived on all Harris County governed toll roads for a period of 30-days. The Grand Parkway does not fall within this order as it is governed by the Texas Department of Transportation. The vote passed 3-2; Precinct 3 Commissioner Steve Radack and Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle voted against the suspension of tolls. The stay home-work safe order is in effect until April 3, 2020, unless extended or revised.

Police: Wrong-way driver in deadly Fort Bend wreck might have been intoxicatedDeputies investigate a deadly wrong-way wreck along the Grand Parkway in Fort Bend County on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Deputies investigate a deadly wrong-way wreck along the Grand Parkway in Fort Bend County on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Photo: OnScene.TV Photo: OnScene.TV Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Police: Wrong-way driver in deadly Fort Bend wreck might have been intoxicated 1 / 7 Back to GalleryA man was killed early Tuesday morning when a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into his car along the Grand Parkway in Fort Bend County. Martin Garret with the Fort Bend County Precinct 4 Constables Office. Moments later, the wrong-way driver slammed into a Chevrolet Cruz that was southbound in the main lanes, Garret said.

SUGAR LAND, Texas – A section of U.S. 59 Southwest Freeway that was closed Wednesday because of a fatal crash in Sugar Land has reopened. The two-vehicle crash was reported about 7:30 a.m. on the northbound side of U.S. 59. According to Sugar Land police, the crash involved a passenger vehicle and an 18-wheeler. A woman in the passenger vehicle was killed, police said. Officials said all northbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway were closed while investigators were at the scene.

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One of the largest, longest-running freeway projects in Greater Houston is the Grand Parkway. It is the outer-most loop around the metro area, with construction that has been ongoing for the past two decades. The project was first conceptualized in the early 1960s. It is divided into eleven segments, the first of which opened on August 31, 1994. That first section, Segment D, extends from the Southwest Freeway to the Katy Freeway on Houston’s southwest side.

ASK 2 QUESTION:“I read that the Hwy 99 South section from FM 762 may not be finished. Any updates?”- Debbi ReaidANSWER:The Fort Bend Grand Parkway Toll Road Authority is responsible for two segments of the Grand Parkway, Segment D and Segment C.Segment C includes FM 762. “The FBGPTRA is responsible for constructing the portion of Segment C of the Grand Parkway when it becomes financially feasible to do so,” said Mike Stone, Chief Operating Officer with the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority and Grand Parkway Toll Road Authority. Segment C begins at the Southwest Freeway and goes southwest and turns back east crossing the Brazos River north of FM-1462 into Brazoria County to connect to SH-288. “The FBGPTRA has an approved environmental document for Segment C and is currently preparing very preliminary schematic design documents, preparing right-of-way maps, conducting surveys etc.

Spring, Texas A new 24-screen Regal Cinemas location is set to open next year. The theater will be adjacent to another brand new retail development about 5 miles east of Interstate 45 along the Grand Parkway. Beard Real Estate Co., which is handling the leasing of the site, the theater is expected to open in August 2020. Beard Real Estate Co. The Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas opened its first Houston location just a few days ago at 26543 Kuykendahl Road.

A hearing to discuss plans to finish completion of the Grand Parkway is scheduled Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Austin. HOUSTON - Traveling on Grand Parkway is going to cost drivers more beginning next year. The Texas Department of Transportation and the Houston-area counties which Grand Parkway runs through established a two percent toll rate escalation. The toll rate escalation is effective Jan. 1, 2020. With the two percent toll rate escalation, this commuter will be billed an additional $73 for the year.

19-year-old in critical condition after speeding crash with motorcycle, investigators sayA woman was critically injured after investigators said she may have been racing a motorcycle on the Grand Parkway and lost control of her vehicle. A woman was critically injured after investigators said she may have been racing a motorcycle on the Grand Parkway and lost control of her vehicle. Photo: OnScene.TV Photo: OnScene.TV Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close 19-year-old in critical condition after speeding crash with motorcycle, investigators say 1 / 9 Back to GalleryA 19-year-old woman was airlifted to an area hospital in critical condition after the yellow Camaro she was driving lost control on a curb on the Grand Parkway in northwest Harris County. Officials believe she may have been racing against a motorcycle. One witness said she saw the Camaro lose control and crash into the side of the median, she said.

TOMBALL, Texas - An investigation is underway after a street race ended in a crash leaving a teen fighting for her life, authorities said. The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. Monday on the Grand Parkway near FM 2920 in northwest Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriffs Office. Several witnesses told authorities they saw a yellow Chevy Camaro and a motorcycle speeding in the eastbound lanes of the Grand Parkway in what appeared to be a street race. Deputies said witnesses told them the motorcycle was dark-colored, but it did not have any other marking that could help identify it. The Grand Parkway was closed for seven hours while investigators and crews worked to clear the scene.

An apartment complex near the intersection of Franz Road and the Grand Parkway is almost ready for new residents to move in. In total, the apartment complex will have 324 one- and two-bedroom units leasing at around $1,200-$1,800 per month, she said. Additionally, units will include smart home technology, through which users can control lighting, climate and access with smartphones and voice, Renteria said. Insite Reality is the developer of the complex, Renteria confirmed. The 2019 appraised and market value of the parcel is $3.1 million, according to HCAD.

A new location of the Texas-based barbecue chain Spring Creek Barbeque is planned to open at the Birnham Woods Marketplace in Spring by mid-2020, according to developer Capital Retail Properties. The restaurant will open on a standalone 1.19-acre site at the shopping center, located off the Grand Parkway at the intersection of Birnham Woods Drive and Riley Fuzzel Road. Spring Creek Barbeque operates more than 30 locations throughout Texas, including several in the Greater Houston area. www.springcreekbarbeque.com

Readers often reach out wondering what will be done to improve safety on Boudreaux Road as more homes, businesses and thoroughfares have opened near the corridor the last few years. Larger projects include Hayden Lakesa residential development featuring hundreds of homesand the Grand Parkway, which opened in early 2016, driving more traffic onto Boudreaux. Boudreaux Road is a two-lane asphalt road in Tomball. Harris County Precinct 4 has proposed widening the road between Telge and Rocky roads as a four-lane concrete roadway and improving drainage. Permitting, project design, right of way acquisition and relocating utilities must still be completed before construction can begin or a construction date can be established, officials said.

Grand Parkway segments B-DAfter weeks of uncertainty and outcry from officials around the Greater Houston area, the Texas Transportation Commission voted in late August to include segments B-D of the Grand Parkway in its 10-year plan to guide transportation projects. The UTP guides TxDOT in its development and choice of transportation projects over the next decade. The Grand Parkway, or Hwy. Segment D, which is proposed for widening and other projects, runs from I-10 to Hwy. Timeline: 2020-23 (Segment D), 2024 (estimated construction start for Segments B-C)Cost: $1.28 billionFunding source: TxDOT

The scene of a fatal crash on State Highway 249 in northwest Harris County, Texas, is seen on Sept. 11, 2019. TOMBALL, Texas - At least one person is dead following a crash in northwest Harris County. The crash happened around noon Wednesday on Highway 249 and Northpointe Boulevard near the Grand Parkway, authorities said. According to a tweet by the Harris County Sheriff's Office, at least one person was killed in the two-car accident. There is no word on how many people were involved in the crash or the extent of their injuries.

SPRING, Texas - A man was killed and a woman was injured in a rollover crash in north Harris County. According to authorities, the single-vehicle crash happened just after noon Monday on the Grand Parkway at FM 2920 in Spring. Investigators believe the driver was speeding, lost control of the truck and was thrown from it. Authorities said they are still working to determine how many vehicles and people were involved in the crash. All eastbound lanes of the Grand Parkway were closed as crews and investigators worked to clear the scene and reopened around 4 p.m.

Timeline: April 2017-late 2019Cost: $53 millionFunding source: Montgomery County Precinct 32. Harris County Precinct 4 will oversee the joint project with Montgomery County Precinct 3. Timeline: TBDCost: $4 million (Montgomery County), $5.8 million (Harris County)Funding sources: Montgomery County Precinct 3, Harris County Precinct 44. Timeline: September 2018-second quarter 2021 (Phase 1), January 2018-fourth quarter 2019 (Phase 2), October 2018-third quarter 2020 (bridge)Cost: $21.3 million (Phase 1), $12.9 million (Phase 2), $7.6 million (bridge)Funding sources: TxDOT, federal fundsRecently completed5. Timeline: February 2018-July 2019Cost: $6.8 millionFunding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3

The Grand Parkway, or Hwy. Segment D is already constructed, but TxDOT had plans to widen that portion of the Grand Parkway from four to six lanes starting around 2025. 146, which heads north to link up with other portions of the Grand Parkway. TxDOTs draft 2020 Unified Transportation Program will guide what transportation projects it develops over the next decade. The draft includes removal of toll road projects, including the $1.28 billion Segments B-D of the Grand Parkway.

LEAGUE CITY, Texas - A hearing to discuss plans to complete the Grand Parkway is scheduled Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Austin. Galveston County Judge Mark Henry released a statement to his residents that said it would be "damaging" to scrap plans. If delayed or sidelined, the impacts on Galveston County and surrounding areas would be damaging. A fully constructed Grand Parkway would provide and additional and crucial lifesaving hurricane evacuation route for all Galveston County residents. The Texas Transportation Commission is expected to vote on it in late August.

Will TxDot finish the Grand Parkway? That is the big question going into a public hearing in Austin Tuesday.

The city of Friendswood has added a resolution supporting Segment B staying on the Grand Parkway plan to its agenda for the Aug. 5 meeting. Though not in Friendswoods city limits, Segment B proposed in northern Galveston County is vital to mobility in our region, Friendswood Mayor Mike Foreman said in a press release. Segment B would run from I-45 to Hwy. 288; Segment C would run from Hwy. Its important we make our voices heard in the process, Galveston County Judge Mark Henry said in a letter.

Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, said in a July 31 Facebook post he is confident funding for Segments B-D of the Grand Parkway is back on. Community leaders all over the Bay Area were surprised earlier this month to learn the Texas Department of Transportation proposed removing the $1.28 billion worth of work associated with Segments B-D of the Grand Parkway, or Hwy. The proposal to remove the segments from the UTP upset community leaders because removal would mean the projects would be delayed or outright canceled. However, Taylor said he is sure the segments will be added back to the UTP. I am proud to report Ive been working with the Texas Transportation Commission, and I am confident that Segments B and C of the Grand Parkway will remain in the 2020 UTP, he wrote on Facebook.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Despite the need for a hearing and a vote, a state senator said Thursday that he is confident the funding for the Grand Parkway will not be cut from next years transportation program. The Grand Parkway is a partially finished, 180-mile, looped toll road. Channel 2 Investigates reported last week that several sections, particularly the southwestern end of the toll road, could lose funding. Thats about 70 miles of improved road in Fort Bend, Brazoria and Galveston counties that might not happen. This means it is still being discussed and the public has the opportunity to provide input before the Texas Transportation Commission is expected to vote on it in late August.

Despite the need for a hearing and a vote, a state senator said Thursday that he is confident the funding for the Grand Parkway will not be cut from next year's transportation program. Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.

Despite the need for a hearing and a vote, a state senator said he's confident that funding for the Grand Parkway will not be cut from next year's transportation program. Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.

The 900-acre Bridgeland Central is in planning stages along the Grand Parkway. Rendering courtesy Howard Hughes CorporationPlans are coming together for a 900-acre mixed-use urban hub that developers with The Howard Hughes Corp. will build at the center of the Bridgeland master-planned community in Cypress. Known as Bridgeland Central, the development will feature retail, restaurants, entertainment venues and hotels as well as 1,650 single-family units and 2,200 multifamily units at build-out. The goal for Bridgeland is to have 1 jobs per household in our community, Carman said. An effort to market Bridgeland Central to retailers, entertainment venues and office tenants kicked off earlier this year, Carman said.

HOUSTON - The Grand Parkway may not be completed. Here are five things to know about the Grand Parkway:The Grand Parkway is a proposed 180-mile circumferential highway traversing seven counties in the Greater Houston area. Olson also states that future economic prosperity in Fort Bend, Brazoria and Galveston counties depend on the Grand Parkway expansion. TxDOTs proposed 10-year project plan for 2020 is currently in the public comment phase through August 12th. Public comments can be made here - https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/get-involved/unified-transportation-program.html or by searching online for UTP public comment."

SuperBus, supermodels and the Grand Parkway: Here's Houston in July 1989Jerry Hall admires 8 1/2-month-old Caitlin Nelson, held by her mother, Elizabeth Nelson, as she signs autographs at Just Add Water, July 10, 1989. Jerry Hall admires 8 1/2-month-old Caitlin Nelson, held by her mother, Elizabeth Nelson, as she signs autographs at Just Add Water, July 10, 1989. Photo: Buster Dean, Houston Chronicle Photo: Buster Dean, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 119 Caption Close SuperBus, supermodels and the Grand Parkway: Here's Houston in July 1989 1 / 119 Back to GalleryIt's a bus. Judging by Chronicle coverage, and this author's own observations from back then, it doesn't appear the SuperBus got beyond its trial run in Houston. KRBE's own Ghostbusters, a hospital closes and more from June 1989Also this month in 1989, construction officially began on the Grand Parkway, the idea of which was first conceived in the early 1960s.

Tomball, Texas A six foot gator was found roaming the parking lot of the Service King Collision repair in Tomball, Tuesday morning. The video was captured near Boudreaux and SH-249, just south of the Grand Parkway. Workers arrived and found the gator in the parking lot. It is unsure what body of water the gator came from. Harris County Animal Control responded and relocated the animal.

Segment A, which is not poised for removal, would run in League City from I-45 to Hwy. Segment D is already constructed, but TxDOT had plans to widen that portion of Grand Parkway from four to six lanes starting around 2025. The draft includes removal of toll road projects, including the $1.28 billion segments B-D of the Grand Parkway. TxDOT did not provide further comment as to why the segments are being considered for removal from the UTP. BAHEP, League City and other officials have encouraged residents to voice support for the Grand Parkway.

Many farming families that used to be in the area have already left, she said. Not anymore.Recently launched, coming soonHomes began preselling in May at Amira, a 370-acre Johnson Development community east of Mueschke Road that will feature 1,120 homes at build-out. Samanian said the location for the new community was chosen based on projected job growth and demand for single-family homes in the area. We are constantly meeting with flood control and they are monitoring the drainage analysis by our engineers.In a study into the Cypress Creek watershed released in May, researchers with Rice University and the Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium found stormwater flow from Little Cypress Creek directly contributes to flooding on Cypress Creek during heavy rainfalls. However, Phil Bedient, one of the studys authors, said efforts to look at watersheds such as Little Cypress Creek as unique entities are a step in the right direction.

Spring, Texas The man responsible for causing a deadly crash on the Grand Parkway back in December 2018 has been sentenced to prison on two counts of manslaughter. Charles Glaze, 54, entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to 15 years in prison for each count of manslaughter. Witnesses say Glaze crossed the median into oncoming traffic and hit a metal guard rail, which sent the vehicle airborne and struck four vehicles traveling eastbound on the Grand Parkway. Glaze reportedly told authorities he didnt know what happened before the deadly crash. Prosecutors said that he was driving 95 MPH at the time of the crash.

Spring, Texas The man responsible for causing a deadly crash on the Grand Parkway back in December 2018 has been sentenced to prison. Charles Glaze, 54, entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to 15 years in prison for two counts of manslaughter. Witnesses say Glaze crossed the median into oncoming traffic and hit a metal guard rail, which sent the vehicle airborne and struck four vehicles traveling eastbound on the Grand Parkway. He was wearing an ankle monitor when he crashed, and investigators said he had just left the probation office. Glaze reportedly told authorities he didnt know what happened before the deadly crash.

EMBED >More News Videos FIGHTING BACK: Mom recalls trauma of attempted kidnapping while visiting 10-year-old son's graveEMBED >More News Videos Video captures moment of deadly wreck on the Grand Parkway. EMBED >More News Videos Neighbors remember a man killed in a crash on the Grand Parkway near FM 2920. EMBED >More News Videos Skyeye captured video of a devastating crash on the Grand Parkway in northwest Harris County. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Charles Glaze, 54, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for two counts of manslaughter after causing a deadly crash on the Grand Parkway in Dec. 2018.Glaze entered a guilty plea on June 25 and was sentenced to 15 years in prison each for the deaths of Michael Brown and Linda Fuggiti. We were applying first aid and we just assisted him in any way we could," Alvarez said.Glaze reportedly told authorities he didn't know what happened before the crash.

Previous arrest photo of Charles Glaze, and an aerial photo of the Dec. 12, 2018, Grand Parkway crash scene. HOUSTON - The man who was at fault in a crash that killed two people on the Grand Parkway in December has been sentenced to serve 15 years in prison after pleading guilty. READ: Grand Parkway safety barriers questioned after deadly crashGlaze told investigators he didn't remember what happened and that he has a history of seizures. In May, a deadly crash was reported in the same area when a vehicle fell onto the Grand Parkway from the FM 2920 overpass. Channel 2 Investigates looked into the number of accidents on the Grand Parkway.

EMBED >More News Videos Skyeye captured video of a devastating crash on the Grand Parkway in northwest Harris County. EMBED >More News Videos Neighbors remember a man killed in a crash on the Grand Parkway near FM 2920. A boat on a trailer was seen in the middle of the wreckage.Glaze's truck overturned. He was driving a silver Chevy crossover.Neighbors described him as loving, compassionate man and grandfather figure to everyone in their area. She has been identified by her son as Linda Fuggiti.Fuggiti's son was out of the country when he learned of his mother's death.

Star Cinema Grill held a ribbon-cutting June 18 for a new location at 22125 FM 1093, Richmond, near the intersection of the Grand Parkway inside the upcoming District West development. The movie theater has 12 screens, including a Samsung Onyx LED Cinema screen. The location also includes recliner seats with heaters, blankets, a full bar, meal service and push-button service. 832-913-7827. www.starcinemagrill.net

Engineering work is underway on a new 533-acre community that will be situated on both sides of the northwest corner of the Grand Parkway, just north of the Cypress area. The currently unnamed community is being developed by Ersa Grae Corporation, a Houston-based real estate management and development company. Workers are in the process of engineering the communitys major facilities, including water plants, sewer plants and detention, said Houman Samanian, residential development manager with Ersa Grae. We are estimating to have [engineering work]wrapped up probably by the end of summer and then we can initiate our construction, Samanian said. Because of its location in the Little Cypress Creek watershed, the community is subject to stricter development standards to ensure stormwater flows are not increased downstream and into Cypress Creek.

This project will widen Rayford Road from four to six lanes between Lazy Lane and the Grand Parkway, construct a six-lane bridge over the Union Pacific Corp. railroad tracks, install new traffic signals and add a raised median. As of mid-June, concrete had been poured for two westbound lanes east of the UPRR bridge and drainage pipe installation was nearly complete. Temporary lane closures are ongoing throughout the project. About 135 work days remain on the project, said Andrew DuBois, manager of projects and logistics for Montgomery County Precinct 3. Timeline: April 2017-late 2019Cost: $53 millionFunding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3Editors note: This item was updated to reflect the current timeline for the project.

This project will widen Rayford Road from four to six lanes between Lazy Lane and the Grand Parkway, construct a six-lane bridge over the Union Pacific Corp. railroad tracks, install new traffic signals and add a raised median. As of mid-June, concrete had been poured for two westbound lanes east of the UPRR bridge and drainage pipe installation was nearly complete. Temporary lane closures are ongoing throughout the project. Timeline: April 2017-summer 2019Cost: $53 millionFunding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3