METRO Park & Ride Service Suspended, HOV/HOT Lanes Closed Following Severe Weather

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HOUSTON — As a result of Thursday night’s severe weather, METRO made the following service adjustments Friday:

  • All Park & Ride service is suspended until further notice.
  • Expect delays on local bus, METROLift and curb2curb service.
  • Reduced frequency, bus shuttle service on portions of Red, Green and Purple METRORail lines.
  • Silver Line will run in the curb lane. BRT lane is closed. 
  • METRO RideStores were closed.

METRO HOV/HOT Express lanes will remain closed through morning and afternoon commutes, impacting the following roadways:

  • I-45 North (North Freeway)
  • I-45 South (Gulf Freeway)
  • I-69/U.S. Hwy. 59 North (Eastex Freeway)
  • I-69/U.S. Hwy. 59 South (Southwest Freeway)
  • U.S. 290 West (Northwest Freeway)

Crews will continue to assess conditions through the day and we will issue further alerts if there are any updates to service.

Source: METRO

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