One of the fastest-growing suburbs west of Houston, where the I-10 Katy Freeway and the Grand Parkway carry some of the heaviest commuter traffic in the region.
Katy's population growth has outpaced its road capacity in places, and the result shows up in the accident patterns: heavy congestion on I-10 between the Grand Parkway (99) and Highway 6, frequent lane-change and merge accidents where the Grand Parkway interchanges with I-10, and a steady stream of commuter traffic on Mason Road and Pin Oak Road during peak hours.
Katy is also home to a large share of Houston's new home construction, which means construction vehicle and work zone accidents are more common here than in more built-out parts of the city.
Katy spans three counties — Harris, Fort Bend, and Waller — which can affect where a lawsuit needs to be filed depending on exactly where the accident happened. That's a detail worth getting right early in a claim.
Yes, cases are handled based on where the accident occurred and where the parties are located, not just where you live.
Katy's ongoing development means work zone and construction vehicle accidents come up more often here than in more built-out parts of Houston.
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