Houston TranStar

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

About this app

Get real-time travel conditions in the Houston, Texas region with information directly from Houston TranStar and its partners. The app provides travelers with travel time and speed information from roadway sensors, weather impacts such as flooded and icy roadways, regional travel alerts, evacuation information, live traffic camera images, incident locations, and construction schedules to aid in trip planning.

About Houston TranStar – Houston TranStar is a unique partnership of representatives from the City of Houston, Harris County, Houston METRO, and the Texas Department of Transportation who share resources and exchange information under one roof to keep motorists informed of travel conditions and keep roadways clear and lives safe in the fourth most populated city in the United States. Established in 1993, TranStar manages the region’s transportation system and is the primary coordination site for state, county, and local agencies when responding to incidents and emergencies.s.

Ratings and reviews

The app has seen some improvements over time, but there's also been some regression. I remember when the app used to tell you which lanes were affected during an accident or construction. Now it doesn't. I am a semi-trucks driver and that was the most useful feature to me. It allowed me to take one of the open lanes in advance before getting to the traffic congestion. It is also hard to read text when tapping on an icon for more information. The gray text and black background don't go together.

Old app was much better. I hate the new travel times. Before you could just enter your starting and ending points and given the total travel time. Now I have to add up all the individual times. On busy mornings, I dont have time to do this. I just want the actual time from point a to point b!! Please fix this as the new travel times are useless. Thank you.

Someone really needs to fix the menu issue. It or too dark to really see the options available.

What’s new

Thank you for your continued support. In this update, we’re addressing the following:
- Eviction of a few crawlies
- Additional traffic cameras added