The Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority’s board voted Monday to reject a route proposed by Fairchilds residents, who do not want an extension of an existing toll road to pass through their town.

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Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority rejects Fairchilds residents’ proposed route for tollway extension

A petition started by community members, who do not want the Fort Bend Toll Road to pass through their town, has garnered more than 2,600 signatures.

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Fort Bend County is looking to expand a toll road into the western part of the county, a rapidly growing region. But some residents in the rural village of Fairchilds say they’re concerned about its impact.

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‘Nobody really wants a toll road’: Fairchilds residents fight proposed highway that could displace families

Fort Bend County is looking to expand a toll road into the western part of the county, a rapidly growing region. But some residents in the rural village of Fairchilds say they’re concerned about its impact.

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Brazos Lakes residents raise concerns about Fort Bend Toll Road extension at town hall

Neighbors said they’re concerned about the cost of the toll road and potential impacts on the water supply.

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“Our beautiful acreage community filled with oak trees, creeks and lakes has beautiful night skies, and we really are not intending to trade that in for the headlamps of motorists on a toll road.” - Anne Franson, Brazos Lakes resident.

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A Richmond neighborhood group is fighting the Fort Bend Toll Road from re-routing near their community

Brazos Lakes residents say they're concerned about pollution and flooding from a toll road that could be re-routed closer to their neighborhood.

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