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You NEVER want to be in Houston traffic at 8-10. 290 inbound can be brutal with unexplained miles-long 0 mph tie-ups. Then you have I-10 East inbound to downtown to fight with. There is a lot of construction on 290, especially at the various interchanges. There is not a lot of signage to alert you.

There are a couple of options. If you are coming onto 290 north of Bryan, you could take Highway 21 over to Madisonville, or Hwy 30 to Huntsville (my personal choice), then I-45 into Houston. Or at Navasota, take Hwy 105 east to Conroe, then I-45. 105 has lots of traffic getting into Conroe, but I wouldn't put it in the nightmare class. 105 speed limits are heavily monitored. I-45 can be a nightmare in its own right.

If you are going as far east as Beaumont, 105 will take you there. I have never been on 105 east of Conroe. It probably continues as a 2-lane back road, but at least you are moving.


Good luck