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    Posted on reddit by /u/how_to_username98:
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    I stopped by here on Sunday. The eastbound lanes are just about ready, in advance of the public open house on Saturday: The parking lot just southwest of the western tunnels looks just about done too (bonus view of the new Texas Tower by Hines on the horizon): It's hard to see in these photos, but they have some concrete sidewalks already in place going up the land bridge on the south side. Lots of trees planted too around the giant pit, and grass is starting to grow in it where they seem to have done the final grading. There is a little water in the low areas; I don't know what there plan is for how much of a lake they will let form here. Looks like they are still digging the pit on the west side, maybe as a source for some of the dirt for the land bridge:
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    More about it here: This map shows the oil wells in that area; the left side of the circle below more or less matches up with the area you circled above:
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    It's right next to the restroom used by Metro drivers, so my assumption was that it was setup as a breakroom for them, to use while waiting to go the other direction (Wheeler is the terminus of bus 65), but maybe it's for something else?
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    Brick is now starting to be removed:
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    What a shame. It's too bad they didn't pause the project after FIGG's failure in Florida, or we'd be a lot less in the hole. Hopefully some of the costs can be recovered, but I doubt it.
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    Glad they are finally doing this, but you can tell it's being done by City of Houston and not Upper Kirby because the power lines apparently aren't being buried. Still, this will be a massive improvement. Also glad we are still getting bike lanes for part of it, though it's a pity they couldn't continue the lanes all the way through.
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    I was under the impression that Clayton Homes was being shut down regardless of the IH-45 project. Opponents of the project have been counting all the Clayton Homes units (even those already destroyed by Harvey) in their count of the number of residences being displaced by the project, but as best as I can tell, Clayton Homes is being replaced no matter what happens with IH-45.
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    A couple observations: In addition to the Edloe overpass being more convenient than crossing 69 at Weslayan, I think Metro also wants to get into the dedicated ROW as much as possible, and the old railway ROW is south of Westpark beginning at Edloe, getting the bus off the city streets for an extra half mile vs crossing at Weslayan. I seem to recall reading that their plan was to do Segment 2 plus the part of Segment 1 connecting to the Westpark Transit Center first. Though maybe that has changed and they will just start on it all at once?
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    It looks very European, like something you'd see in Helsinki or similar.
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    I am only downtown about 40% as often as before, and I usually don't venture over to this side of downtown, so today I got my first close-up view of this tower in a while. Pictures can't do it justice; it really looks great in person. Hines outdid themselves here.
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    Of course, that also means it has dampened the need for any more office buildings (and hotels, for the time being) when the ones that are already there are underutilized.
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    https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/Harris-County-considering-pause-of-I-45-lawsuit-16622452.php
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    https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Houston-Republicans-urge-Buttigieg-to-lift-pause-16606508.php
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    Car lots all over the country are emptying out due to lack of supply of new vehicles, so it's also possible they may be consolidating their car lots. This is a good time to do the move to the South Loop when they are down on inventory.
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    That was exactly my point. I'm glad you understand it. This should have been built before prices went up as much as they did, and they should now build this before prices go up any more. Rail projects in the US are gradually becoming more and more unaffordable every year (and getting much much worse than most other countries, for a variety of reasons), so that's why I think we need to build this before it becomes completely unfeasible. Doing the math, as it is, I have trouble seeing how investors can even justify $24b for this project with the expected ridership. If they wait any longer, I can't see this ever getting built.
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    A 13' travel lane makes it so that cyclists can legally take the lane, so they no longer have to hug the right side for cars to pass like they do with a 16' wide lane.
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    They need to hurry up and build this before the cost goes up even more. First they were saying $12b, then $15b, then $18b, and now $24b. And no word on whether they are lining up any new investors. Interesting to see they are now asking for federal loans when previously it was going to be privately funded. I too am surprised that there are at-grade crossings. I'm assuming these are probably going to be things like farmers' driveways and not roads with any real traffic? I hadn't noticed them when I looked at all the maps on the environmental study back when that came out, but I wasn't specifically looking for them.
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    Might it have been summer 1984? Is it possible Heritage Plaza was that far along by that point? He says that his family left Houston in 1984, and I didn't think he moved back to this country until much later so it seems unlikely it was after 1984. But maybe he's remembering wrong when he moved away, because it doesn't seem likely it would be that far along by even the middle of 1984. TC Energy Center, Wells Fargo Plaza, 1400 Smith Street, and the JPMorgan Chase Tower are all complete in this photo, but all of those were finished in 1983 so it's really hard to date this, because I can't identify anything other than Heritage Plaza that was completed over the few years following 1983.
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    I thought this project wasn't really adding lanes, except bus lanes which is what we do desperately need to improve mass transit?
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    Wow, Rice Military, Sawyer Yards, and Downtown are all different neighborhoods yet they say it's in all three. My guess is this is actually in Sawyer Yards (which some people seem to think is part of Rice Military). Interesting that we are getting a Putt Shack in downtown and a Drive Shack from Puttery not far away, at about the same time.
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