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“The portion of the road your viewer asked about was completed a number of years ago by the state. The state built it as a frontage road with two lanes in each direction. The Harris County Toll Road Authority is completing the section as a toll road. When it is complete it will link to [...]
Do you normally take I-10 the Katy Freeway into town? Then you’ve probably noticed the construction and delays approaching downtown. So after the weekend, you probably thought to take another route into work to avoid sitting in a parking lot.
Your Options: Memorial Drive, Washington Ave, Allen Parkway, 59 Southwest Frwy, North Loop
Personally, I am a [...]
TXDOT BEGINS REHAB WORK ON IH 10 EAST IN DOWNTOWN
DOWNTOWN HOV LANE TO OPEN TO ALL PASSENGER VEHICLES DURING IH 10 EAST CONSTRUCTION
(Houston) – The HOV lane is open to all traffic, with the exception of heavy trucks, for the next three months while IH 10 eastbound through-traffic is reduced to a single lane [...]
Improvements Begin on US 290 HOUSTON –
Work has begun on the first of two projects on US 290. The project consists of widening the existing pavement to add extra lanes on the US 290 eastbound and westbound mainlanes between West Little York and Fairbanks N. Houston, as well as re-striping the existing pavement to add additional lanes along [...]
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Jennifer, I will get this information to the project managers to try and get them to come up with a better traffic plan. Since the project is new the contractor may need to make some adjustments. This project will end on October 27, 2010 and will include new storm drains, curbs and gutters, street lights [...]
For those of you who live on the East Side…here’s the latest on The Crosby Freeway (Hwy 90). It will end up being a 6 to 7 miles stretch connecting to I-10East/610 (near the Budweiser Brewery) when everything is said and done, sometime next year.
(October 23rd – UPDATE)
The project is estimated to be complete February [...]
Vital north-south, east-west corridors focus of major upgrades
Two of Pasadena’s biggest and busiest streets, Fairmont Parkway and Pasadena Boulevard, are currently undergoing construction. The work being done on Fairmont is the second phase of its project. Improvements are being made to the section of Fairmont that stretches from Pansy to Preston Street. The project is [...]
I was JUST as surpised as you were to see construction barrels up on the 610 North Loop blocking 2 right lanes this morning (Thurs. 17th). I made a call to TxDOT and the answer is a bit long (read below). -Jen
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We have closed one right lane on the IH 610 North Loop mainlanes, westbound [...]
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This is an Almeda sewer tunnel rehabilitation construction project which started on August 3rd. Traffic control includes the closing of both the southbound lanes from Airport Blvd to Almeda Plaza Drive on Almeda Road and during construction the two lanes that were being used for northbound travel have been converted to single lane [...]
Notification of Capital Improvement Plan
Construction Project in the Sharpstown Area
Project Description: Hillcroft Ave Reconstruction from Bellaire Blvd. to Southwest Frwy (US59)
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Earlier in the month, the steel girder beneath the IH 45 northbound lanes was hit by an 18-wheeler transporting a piece of heavy equipment higher than the permitted load which truck and damaged the beam as the driver attempted to make the connection from IH 45 southbound to Loop 610 eastbound. TxDOT had to close [...]
Q: About the Westpark Tollway
Jennifer,
There is construction on the Westpark Tollway between Eldridge and Old Westheimer (Houston Center Blvd) until March 2010. Do you know what they are actually doing? Why will it take that long?
Miguel
West Houston
A: Here’s what we found out…
The construction work between Eldridge and Houston Center Blvd. is being conducted to address some [...]
STUDY REVEALS COMMUTERS ARE SAVING SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL TIME WHEN TRAVELING ALONG THE NEW I-10/KATY FREEWAY…
I have included this poll because I want to know what you think! It’s important because millions of dollars were spent. So, please share your opinion with me. The results are always shared on-air as well. I have also included the entire news [...]
