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I thought we were supposed to be getting snazzy train-lookalike buses like these...
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Looks like there are plans in the works for a 3-mile extension of Spur 5 from its existing terminus just south of UH campus. Extension would take it past I-610 down to Bellfort. Project includes 4 direct connectors between I-610 & Spur 5. Work wouldn’t start until 2025. Route won’t be redesignated as SH 35 until future extensions take it past the Beltway. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/Long-sought-Alvin-Freeway-could-start-with-Spur-5-13656687.php
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I thought the bus lanes were supposed to feature a strip of grass down the center. Metro’s website shows the renderings/schematics with grass. They even refer to it as a “green guideway”. The photo above looks like it’s solid concrete. https://www.ridemetro.org/Pages/UptownBRT.aspx
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Metro is about to award the $30m contract for the Hughes overpass to McCarthy. The company is being given 18 months to build it with incentives to finish earlier. At some point, Harrisburg (from Caylor to 66th) will need to be closed for 4 months. Traffic will be routed to Navigation. http://blog.chron.com/thehighwayman/2015/01/harrisburg-overpass-construction-pending-along-with-painful-closures/?cmpid=houmhcat
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I read somewhere that this line won't have priority at intersections within downtown. That's gonna suck.
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Board recommended overpass design with rail and one lane of vehicular traffic. Other vehicular lane will be at grade. METRO will negotiate with city council to aide with financials for this design. If by summer nothing has come to fruition, then METRO will proceed with overpass design with only rail (2 vehicular lanes at grade).
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No plans for separate trains running on the east portion according to the Green Line office representative I spoke to. The rails and stations will sit there unused until the bridge is completed.
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Board to approve revised overpass plan on Thursday... http://blog.chron.com/thehighwayman/2014/05/east-ends-over-under-debate-likely-to-end-thursday/?cmpid=houmhcat
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I think to appease the East End residents & business owners, the design will be modified to only allow for the train lines to travel on the overpass. The vehicular traffic will remain at grade.
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So since the Hughes Underpass won't be ready when the rest of the line completes construction next year, what is the plan? Run the light rail service all the way to the Altic/Howard Highes Station, then transfer all the passengers to bus to continue on down Harrisburg to the Magnolia Park Transit Center? Or something else?
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Nice find! The PDF says all of 2013 is for final design phase. Looks like construction will take 2 years (2014-15).
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As far as I'm concerned, I-10 is the Katy Freeway from downtown all the way to California.
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East End Hike And Bike Trails
illusionescape replied to NotYetYuppie's topic in Bicycles and Other Low-Impact Modes
I've obtained the Buffalo Bayou East End Trails project status map as of January 2008, which is more current than the one on their website... http://www.zshare.net/download/571545249aef1554/ -
Coog's Crossing: Mixed-Use Development At 4001 Gulf Fwy.
illusionescape replied to Scharpe St Guy's topic in Going Up!
I think it is supposed to be converted into an Ashley Furniture, if I'm not mistaken. -
Will the sidewalks upgrade be done at the same time as the light rail construction? Or is it another one of those "long term projects"?
