add seven gates to Hobby's west concourse. The city of Houston is contributing $20 million toward the project. Six of the gates will be used exclusively by Southwest for domestic flights. The seventh new gate will be available for use by other airlines at the discretion of the Houston Airport System. The project is expected to take five years. Ground transportation The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or METRO, stops at Curbzone 13. Currently, there are 4 bus lines that serve Hobby Airport. 040 Telephone/Heights provides local service to Eastwood Transit Center, Downtown, and North Shepard Park and Ride. 050 Broadway also provides service between the airport and Eastwood Transit Center via the Magnolia Park Transit Center. 073 Bellfort, which runs up to a 10 minute frequency during weekday, runs between the airport and Fannin South Transit Center, connecting to the Metro Rail Red Line. 088 Sagemont runs between the airport and San Jacinto College South Campus. Courtesy vans are operated by various hotels and motels in and around the Houston area. There are courtesy telephones in the baggage claim areas to request pick-up for most hotels and motels. Shared-ride shuttle service was available at HOU until 2019 when SuperShuttle (now Transdev) ceased business, citing competition from ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft. Additionally, regularly scheduled bus and shuttle service is provided by various carriers to locations from HOU to areas outside metropolitan Houston and to Galveston and College Station. These services can be found in the baggage claim area. Taxis are available at Curb Zone 3. Lyft and Uber are available at Curb Zone 5. Other There are several pieces located in and on the William P. Hobby Airport grounds: Artists Paul Kittleson and Carter Ernst created "Take-off," a stainless steel bird's nest showing interwoven branches created using industrial materials. The nest is wide and is held above the ground by three steel tree trunks. The nest is depicted floating above a subtropical garden. The artists created the work to depict the spirit of Houston's industrial force along the coastal plain. "Take-off" is located at Hobby's Broadway Street entrance. The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center serves as the airport's ARTCC. Airlines and destinations Passenger Cargo Statistics Passenger numbers Top destinations Accidents and incidents On January 18, 1988, an Aero Astro Hawker Siddeley HS-125-600B crashed during an Instrument Landing System approach to runway 04, hitting powerlines short of