July 27, 2008, 10:59PM
2008 Houston Chronicle

The Houston-Galveston Area Council will hold five public meetings in August to explain the four new “managed lanes” that will open in October in the middle of the Katy Freeway.

The lanes will be open to high-occupancy vehicles and buses for free during rush hours and to toll-paying drivers at any time. In other places, the arrangement is called High Occupancy Toll, or HOT, lanes.

The meetings start at 6 p.m.:

•Aug. 14: Kendall Branch Library, 14330 Memorial, Houston
•Aug. 19: Katy Elementary School cafeteria, 5726 George Bush, Katy
•Aug. 21: Memorial Church of Christ, 900 Echo, Houston
•Aug. 26: Cinco Ranch Library, 2620 Commercial Center, Katy
•Aug. 28: Heights Branch Library, 1302 Heights Blvd., Houston