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Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority: Free Tolls for Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart and Legion of Valor Plates

The Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority charges no tolls on parts of the Westpark Tollway, Fort Bend Parkway and Grand Parkway to registered vehicles with Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart or Legion of Valor plates and a toll tag the system reads. Register up to two vehicles online.

Also called: toll, toll road, FBCTRA, Westpark Tollway, Fort Bend Parkway, Grand Parkway, EZ TAG, TxTag, TollTag, DV plate, Purple Heart, Legion of Valor, 372.053.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority runs a Disabled Veterans Discount Program under Transportation Code section 372.053; see the Texas toll entry. Who. Drivers of vehicles with Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart or Legion of Valor plates who register with the authority. The roads are all-electronic, so the vehicle must carry a toll tag the system can read: HCTRA EZ TAG, TxDOT TxTag, NTTA TollTag, OTA PikePass or KTA K-Tag. Where tolls are free (a 100% discount): - Westpark Tollway, Segment A, between FM 1464 and the Grand Parkway (SH 99); - Fort Bend Parkway, Segments A and B-1, between Sienna Parkway and the Sam Houston Tollway; - Grand Parkway, Segment D, between US 59 and Fry Road. How. Register up to two qualifying vehicles on the authority's online form with each vehicle's tag number; confirmation comes by email within two business days. Report any change of vehicle or tag to [email protected], or the account may be charged. The authority notes that Harris County and some other Texas toll roads have their own programmes with their own registration, and that not all take part. General enquiries: 832-735-7385.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority: Free Tolls for Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart and Legion of Valor Plates
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Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart or Legion of Valor plate, registeredThe test is the plate and registration with the authority. A Disabled Veteran plate needs a 50% rating, or 40% from a lower extremity amputation; Purple Heart and Legion of Valor plates need no rating.

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