Owned by Wesley Thomas Park, and named after him (Wes T Park Tollway), this is one of West Houston's most important pay-for-play arteries, so to speak. The Westpark Tollway is a really awesome road filled with (lol) goal oriented people (lol) because those who don't use it (lol) can't possibly have goals in life (lol). (Get up and see the sarcasm in my eye?) But it's useful to get you to Katy without much traffic, or to spots like Richmond and the Energy Corridor and even over to Alief and Chinatown sometimes. In heavy traffic it can occasionally rescue a driver just in time when 69 is a nightmare, or a little too late (since the 610 junction is when it's really bad). I'm glad it exists, but they should probably have put three lanes on it because then getting to Katy quickly would be a lot easier and the tollway would be less prone to hold ups from bad and slow drivers in both lanes. It's a strange highway because it's so skinny and cuts right through neighbourhoods and I feel bad for a lot of the people who live along it - but Life Goes On. read more

Westpark Tollway - Alief you alone for 5 minutes.... - Local Flavor Near Me

I really like the Westpark Tollway. I live in Sugar Land and it's just up HWY 6 from us. Today I was in Katy and needed to get to the Galleria right away. Dang that Westpark tollway was totally the ticket! It was empty (mid day) and I was at the Galleria in 20 minutes! Awesome! It is absolutely EZ tag ONLY! There is no option to pay with coins or cash, so don't even try it without an EZ tag. Why not 5 stars for an awesome convenient tollway? Well, the interchange at HWY and the tollway sucks. It's a major intersection, but to get on the Westpark tollway going east, you have to travel 2 miles on regular roads. When you get off the tollway going west to get to Hwy 6 south you have to travel even further. Dumb. There should be a quick on and off entrances and exits. Otherwise, it's a great road and makes suburban life much more convenient. read more

Westpark Tollway - Local Flavor Near Me

I'm going insane. They built it 24 feet from my home. no sound / visual wall. i have left a review before. I'm trying to add to that one, but it seems to be starting a new one. The HCTRA said they were helping us, they haven't. This tollway gives off 75 -110 decimals constantly, with seismic pollution of 1-2.5 pointers on the Richter scale. Michelle long is a person at HCTRA that called their police force on me for a welfare check. what a @#$$%^^&* person. Their police wouldn't even come to our back yard to see, hear, smell and feel how bad it is. They are trying to shut me up, rather than help me and 60 other homes they have caused major damage to by building this tollway at 15 feet from some of the homes with no wall, just like us but worse. shame on these people for not coming to our homes and seeing the horror we live in minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, 365 days a year..!!!!! As I wrote this small review, you couldn't imagine what my wife and I had to hear and feel in this short period of time. That's how our days go as you can read below. If anyone has a good idea on how to deal with the HCTRA please contact us with the information below in my past reviews. read more

It's late. You worked a long day. You'd rather get home quickly than fill up your gas tank. Your car slows suddenly because the engine has stopped. You pull over to shoulder and turn on your hazard lights, and silently kick yourself for poor judgement on how empty E really means. You wonder who you're going to call because being on the Westpark tollway made getting help that much harder. What was that sign you've seen about roadside assistance? You look up Harris County Toll Road Authority on your smartphone. Thank goodness that was charged up. Ah! (281) 584-7500 "I'm just past the Beltway 8 westbound". Enough time later to consider the need to keep your tank more topped up, a HCTRA pickup pulls up. "Out of gas? No problem". You get a gallon of gas (back when it was expensive) at no charge with a smile. You drive to the exit, find a gas station and fill up. Then it's home to bed. Much later, you write a review and complain less about how much the tolls are. My tip: If you take the toll roads put this in your phone - (281) 584-7500 or look up this review. read more

It's Westpark tollway, what else can I say? It's a road I have to take almost everyday. Houston built it to transport the masses provided that they bought the required ez passes. The commute during rush hour is quite slow as everyone around you becomes your foe. However, there are times you can drive quite fast, but there are cops posted to make sure that it doesn't last. I was going to give it a four but since it isn't free the tollway will have to settle for a score of a three. read more

Do not get on this thing if you do not have an EZ Tag. There's no toll booths. They will send you a bill and a ticket if you try and take it without one. Having said that just know that the thing is 2 lanes each way. That was stupid when they built it and it gets more stupid as more people use it. During rush hour you can sit for a while outbound starting at about Fondren passed the beltway. Inbound in the mornings it gets plenty backed up at the 59 exit. And whoever thought up the interchange between the Westpark and Sam Houston tollroads obviously had a sick sense of humor. There are certain places it floods when it rains pretty heavy. You can expect it to hold water at the Post Oak exit/entrance and a couple of the lower sections during one of Houston's famous downpours. I must say I was very disappointed they tore up perfectly good railroad tracks that could have been used for commuter rail to pour tons of concrete to build this thing. Having said all of these negative things, it also has cut about 10 minutes off my commute from home to Greenway Plaza. It goes all the way out to the Grand Parkway and can make a drive in from way out West off i-10 to the 610 Loop much faster than before they built it. read more

If I'm near the Grand Parkway and need to get inside the loop in a Jiffy, the Westpark Tollway is THE way. I have a friend that lives so close to this on ramp, I can drop by and visit her then jump on the Westpark Tollway and get to my destination in no time flat. This stretch of road is EZTag only so you'll have to pick up your little sticker for your window if you want to use it but it is so worth it. In the times I've been in need of a quick route to the Galleria or downtown area, the Westpark Tollway is far superior to sitting in the construction traffic jam on Interstate 10. Plus, there are many easy access points for the Westpark, you'll find it much more convenient than trying to navigate the city streets to make it to your destination. EZTag, have I told you how much I love you? read more

I love this thing, if it didn't exist I don't think I would ever visit my parents. They live off bellaire a little past hwy 6. From my townhouse I can get to them with mild traffic in less than 30 minutes. Without this road it would take easily over an hour. The tolls are a small price to pay for time saved. Everyone on here is required to have an EZ Tag so no back-ups for people trying to pay with coins. read more

So it costs a couple of bucks, at least I make it to Chinatown on Bellaire Blvd in one piece and reasonably sane, and I more than make up the cost on groceries. My only kvetch is that the road is elevated and runs due West which means at sun set you are driving straight into the sun. If you can avoid sunset, do it. Of course the Westpark is nothing like coming into Houston at sundown from NOLA on I-10. Now that is a seriously life altering experience. Dodging crazy pickups and negotiating all the construction zones while driving half blind from the glare. Amazing that I-10 does not have more wrecks than it does. read more

This is one of the alternate routes other than 610 and the Beltway to get around if there's too much traffic in the Houston area. It runs from inside the loop at 59 all the way out to the Grand Parkway near Katy, TX. One rule: Do not go on this thing if you don't have an EZ tag; you will be billed in the mail. There are 2 lanes each way (East and West), and it runs for about 8-10 miles the whole way. I used it when I was going to Sugar Land one time, and boy it was helpful. Sure beats going through all that traffic on 59 South. It runs out at 99 Grand Parkway, but it's a great alternate route if you want to go home if you live in Katy, or in the Westchase district near Sam Houston Tollway. Westpark Dr. runs along it as you enter the city of Houston. You might have to sit in traffic if an accident occurs on the freeway, so that can be a pain, especially when there's only 2 lanes to use. However it is a good way to get out of the city of Houston if something is occurring elsewhere. It may cost you a small fortune to use this, but it'll get you as far as Katy. read more

This zippy tollway gets me from my apartment to the Galleria in 10 minutes flat, no matter what time of day it is. If, for some unknown reason, I need to go westward, I can be in Katy in only 6 minutes. Pay $1.25 and up for the privilege? Yes, please, because the speeding drivers are at least alert and goal-oriented, traffic rarely gets heavy, and I don't have to clutch at my steering wheel while the 8-lane-merge ballet, starring an 18 wheeler and an oh-so-cool pickup truck, swerves around my little hatchback at 80 mph. Keep on rockin, Westpark Tollway, even with your toll increases. read more

It was a nightmare for me being a visitor, I traveled everywhere by following the instruction of my GSP - I, of course did not mind to pay toll at all during my 2 wks stay. However, I was completely lost when I saw the tollway can be used with EZtag only on my way drove to George Bush Airport before leaving Houston. NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE AT ALL!!! read more

The worst tollway I have ever seen. It gets jammed before 7am in the morning. Not worth the money. Takes more than half hour to travel 8 miles. Here are a few nicknames for the Westpark Tollway: Paid Parking Lot Mobile Work Station (traffic is so slow, you can finish your work before you reach the office.) read more

This highway is very useful for getting from Katy/Richmond to the Galleria area very quickly and vice versa. However in my opinion there are soem problems with this tollway, the main one being that only EZ tags are accepted, so if you don't have one, forget it. Unless you want to be billed that is! Going west, there is often traffic on late afternoons-early evenings due to rush hour, and it often makes things difficult from other entrances, such as entering from 59/69 or Beltway 8. Going east is much easier, however there is a strange lack of exits between FM 1464/ FM1093 and Cook, a whopping 8-mile stretch of freeway. If you r going somewhere in Alief, if you miss the former, be prepared to wait a LONG time before you can find the next one, especially if your destination is between the two exits. I wonder what the city was thinking when they were building this? Despite what I've said, this is a great alternative to I-10 in more ways than one since traffic can be backed up on I-10 often. And from what I've seen on the internet, they are continuing to expand to fulshear too so be prepared for that moment! read more