Sulayman BowlesIndependent research / Texas
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Selected toll-road research / reviewed 2026-10-22

SH 288 managed lanes

A private concession ended in 2024. Public tolling continued.

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Ownership & control

01 / Public title & project rights

The asset and the business are different claims.

State of Texas / TxDOT public title and returned control; TTFC is authorized to develop and operate.

Scope of this record

Former Harris County SH 288 concession; does not include Brazoria County’s separate tolled section.

legal titleState of Texas / TxDOT

Public title and returned public project control

Snapshot 2026-10-22Termination for convenience ↗
authorized operatorTexas Transportation Finance Corporation

Authorized public project development and operations; contractor layer not inventoried

Snapshot 2026-10-22 · Effective from 2024-10-08Termination for convenience ↗

Financial record

State Highway Fund lending financed termination. Historical private TIFIA and shareholder claims must not be presented as the current capital stack.

No verified entity financial series in this release. Missing debt and revenue are not zero.

Public audited carrying values and rounded sponsor-reported project debt use different definitions. No statewide total, leverage ranking or return estimate is calculated.

Historical changes

No active private-concession expiry is assigned to this public record. A debt maturity is a different event.

  1. CDA executed

    TxDOT executed the private project agreement.

    TxDOT SH 288 executed agreements and termination record ↗
  2. Termination authorized

    Minute Order 116738 states $1,731,730,721 less permitted adjustments; this is a termination payment, not construction cost.

    Texas Transportation Commission July 30, 2024 minutes ↗
  3. Public control returned

    The concession terminated. TTFC was authorized to develop and operate the project.

    TxDOT SH 288 executed agreements and termination record ↗

TERMINATED · Blueridge Transportation Group, LLC
Former private concession; terminated early · Ended 2024-10-08CDA executed March 4, 2016; terminated October 8, 2024 ↗

Evidence for this profile (3 records)
  1. TxDOT SH 288 executed agreements and termination record ↗

    Termination for convenience, October 8, 2024; TTFC authorized to develop and operate

    Reviewed 2026-10-22 · Primary source reviewed
  2. Texas Transportation Commission July 30, 2024 minutes ↗

    Minute Order 116738: stated payment less permitted adjustments

    Reviewed 2026-10-22 · Primary source reviewed
  3. TxDOT FY2025 HB 803 toll-project report ↗

    Reviewed 2026-10-22 · Original PDF retrieved and checked in this release

Geography: Region anchor is an editorial locator. It is not a facility coordinate, alignment or asset boundary. Reviewed 2026-10-22. Source dates and financial periods are stated separately.