CONSTRUCTION: IH 610 NORTH LOOP March 19, 2012

Work progresses on the IH 610/US 290 interchange: Construction crews switched traffic this past weekend on the IH 610 North Loop westbound frontage road from Ella to East T.C. Jester. The following closure is in place now: – IH 610 North Loop westbound exit to T.C. Jester will be closed for the next six months, from March 17 [...]

Work on I-10 Project Continues March 12, 2012

LONG TERM CLOSURE SCHEDULED FOR IH 10 ENTRANCE AND EXIT RAMP Construction crews will be closing the IH 10/Katy Freeway westbound exit ramp to TC Jester and westbound entrance ramp from Durham for six weeks beginning Monday, March 12 at 9 p.m. until Monday, April 23 at 5 a.m. The closures are necessary for the contractor [...]

WEEKEND CLOSURE: SH146 March 9, 2012

TOTAL CLOSURE SCHEDULED FOR SH 146 AT PORT ROAD * This will allow the contractor to hang steel beams across the freeway for the southbound connector ramp being built. Crews will be closing the northbound and southbound mainlanes of SH 146 at Port Road in east Harris County beginning Friday, March 9 at 9 p.m. until Monday, [...]

Dowling: Scheduled Closure March 2, 2012

DOWLING INTERSECTION DETOUR ALLOWS SPEEDY DOWNTOWN RAIL CONSTRUCTION   Traffic will be rerouted around the Texas Avenue-Dowling Street intersection in both north and south directions beginning 7 p.m., Friday, March 2.  METRO crews will work around the clock, through the week, until both Southeast Line and East End Line track work is complete through the intersection. [...]

I-45 Gulf Frwy: HOT Lanes February 17, 2012

METRO OPENS FIRST HOT LANES ON 45 SOUTH Gulf Freeway drivers have a new commuting option to combat gridlock – METRO’s HOT Lane The congestion-fighting concept is simple – drivers without passengers will now be able to use the HOV system by paying a toll, on the I-45 South HOT Lanes, prices range from $1 [...]

Major Bridge Repair: Downtown February 9, 2012

Not your everyday bridge deck repair “TxDOT contractor to lift and rotate bridge deck” A segment of the IH 10 Katy Freeway westbound connector ramp to IH 45 North, one of the oldest bridge structures in the Houston District, will undergo a unique repair that will correct shifting of the roadway. TxDOT engineers have developed [...]

Wondering About Construction? January 20, 2012

CHECK YOUR FAVORITE HIGHWAY/STREETS BY VISITING THE LINKS BELOW. http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/construction/construction_report.aspx https://www.hctra.org/about_construction/ http://www.downtownstreets.com/index.htm

Expansion of Staffordshire/Stafford Rd January 19, 2012

Ribbon Cutting: Thursday, Jan. 19th at 2:30pm Crews expanded the two-lane asphalt open ditch roadway to a four-lane divided roadway with a raised median in the center. The addition of a lane in each direction will significantly improve the mobility of traffic traveling through the Stafford area. The US 90A project in the area was [...]

La Marque Closure: FM 1765 October 26, 2011

As of Monday, Oct 17th : FM 1765 between Delaney Road and FM 2004 in La Marque is closed to through traffic. The closure will allow crews to replace a bridge on FM 1765 that is over a drainage ditch. Residents of the Saltgrass Crossing subdivision will still have access to FM 1765 from FM [...]

Hobby Airport: Roadway Closure October 25, 2011

A major roadway pavement replacement project will shut down the existing upper-level roadway at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). The roadway closure will begin in the evening of Wednesday, October 26 and is scheduled to remain in place for approximately one year. Key points during closure period: The Passenger Drop Off area will be rerouted to the [...]

Construction Alert: I-10 at 99 October 8, 2011

IH 10 KATY AT SH 99   TxDOT tells us that construction should be complete by the end of 2011.

Construction Alert: I-45 North Frwy October 7, 2011

ALTERNATE MAINLANES OF IH 45 NORTH FREEWAY TO BE CLOSED THIS WEEKEND CLOSED: Multiple mainlanes of IH 45 North Freeway northbound and southbound from Tidwell to IH 610 North Loop TIME: Friday, October 7 at 10 p.m. until Monday, October 10 at 5 a.m. OTHER DETAILS: Crews will first close down the southbound lanes of [...]

Viewer Email: 45 Gulf at Dixie Farm Rd. October 2, 2011

 Q: Jennifer, I have not heard you mention the I-45 major traffic switch at Dixie Farm Rd. some time in the next couple of days.  The northbound sign says it will start tonight at 9:00 pm but the southbound sign I think says 10/01.  Frank S. Dickinson A: Here’s a quote from TxDOT: Tonight the [...]

Viewer Email: North Belt and Hardy Tollway September 30, 2011

Q: Construction at the Beltway 8/Hardy Road intersection appears to be at a standstill leaving the area in unsafe and unsightly state. It has been this way for months. The situation is creating a traffic problem resulting in accidents and delays. Is there some explanation for why the project has been abandoned? Are they just [...]

Grand Parkway: Extension Begins September 14, 2011

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