Highway 36A

Highway 36A is a proposed north-south transportation corridor west of the Houston metropolitan area. TxDOT is currently studying the project as two separate segments extending from FM 1994 south of Needville to US 290 west of Waller. Together, the proposed segments would total approximately 55–60 miles in Fort Bend and Waller counties.

TxDOT states that the project is intended to improve north-south mobility, provide an additional hurricane evacuation route, relieve congestion on existing roadways, and improve regional connectivity.

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Why is Highway 36A relevant to Brazos County?

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While TxDOT's current Highway 36A project does not extend into Brazos County, the broader transportation concept associated with Highway 36A does. The Highway 36A Coalition describes its larger goal as development of a trade and transportation corridor from the Brazosport area to Hempstead and beyond. The Coalition specifically describes its Highway 36A advocacy as linking Port Freeport to Highway 6 near Navasota.

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The Bryan/College Station Metropolitan Planning Organization has also studied Highway 36A as part of a larger freight route through Central Texas. In February 2022, the BCSMPO Policy Board accepted a **Freeport to Fort Worth Freight Corridor Study** examining an alternative route between Port Freeport and the Alliance area north of Fort Worth. BCSMPO described the proposed corridor as including a new Highway 36A from the Rosenberg area to Hempstead, connecting to State Highway 6 through Bryan/College Station and continuing toward Waco and North Texas.

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In November 2023, BCSMPO and the Brazos Valley Council of Governments presented the concept to the Highway 36A Coalition under the name **Texas Triangle Parkway**. The presentation discussed the proposed freight connection between Port Freeport and North Texas as well as I-14 and I-214 as other major freight corridors being planned through Central Texas.

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Highway 36A, the Texas Triangle Parkway, I-14 and I-214 are not the same project. However, the planning history shows that regional transportation planners have considered how these corridors could work together as part of a larger freight and transportation network connecting the Gulf Coast, the Brazos Valley and North Texas.

Other Resources:

Navasota News Feb 2019: New Highway 36A Corridor Proposed

KBTX News Feb 2019: Proposed Highway 36A could connect into Brazos Valley

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