toxtethogrady Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) It's a race to the top with Hampton/Homewood. As opposed to a leisurely stroll to the bottom with Block 334. Edited April 22, 2015 by toxtethogrady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 is it just me or is this one going up pretty fast? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 is it just me or is this one going up pretty fast?project, incorporates a strong amount of workers both day and night. money talks..... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) What is the biggest hotel in Houston? Either current or under construction, room count.Hilton Americas is the largest at 1,200. Hyatt Regency held the title before that with 947 since it was built. Edited April 24, 2015 by Montrose1100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) edit. just saw Montroses edit. Edited April 24, 2015 by cloud713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 project, incorporates a strong amount of workers both day and night. money talks.....Do they work on this at night? And just being curious about how many workers are on this project during a day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Do they work on this at night? And just being curious about how many workers are on this project during a day? the last item that i referenced in regards to the workers, were that there were over a thousand + employed as per this project. yes, they are working day / night shifts. i am not abreast of the personnel shift allocations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 ^^^ If only TxDot would do the same... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 edit. just saw Montroses edit.Edit: Just saw Clouds edit about Montrose's edit 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 ^^^ If only TxDot would do the same...Tell me about it. When I go home from campus (UH) I have to go through the entirety of 290 construction. God those lanes are narrow, it also does not help that I drive a Ram 1500... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 They've been working on just the 290/610 area for at least 5 or 6 years now. Ridiculous... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 They've been working on just the 290/610 area for at least 5 or 6 years now. Ridiculous... ummmm no? I drive this everyday. If you are talking about the 290 to 10 ramp yeah that was done about a year ago, but the bulk of the work has been done over the past year. I know it doesn't sound as ridiculous as 5-6years but this has only been going on for 1 1/2 - 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I remember the interchange at 290/610 being worked on when I first moved to Houston 3 years ago. ummmm no? I drive this everyday. If you are talking about the 290 to 10 ramp yeah that was done about a year ago, but the bulk of the work has been done over the past year. I know it doesn't sound as ridiculous as 5-6years but this has only been going on for 1 1/2 - 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 The part of 610 between Ella and 290 has had ongoing construction since at least 2009 (and I think 2008). I remember a buddy of mine moving to North Dakota in 2009, and then calling me in 2011 and asking if that area was still under construction...and when I said "yeah," I could practically see him over the phone shaking his head. It's still not even close to being finished. The 610/I-10/290 interchange had its groundbreaking during the mega-drought in late July, 2011. The 290 to I-10 ramp was just completed a few months ago. http://www.guidrynews.com/11Gazette/21311August1Gazette.pdf Traffic has been backed up to and from 45 just about every day for hours because of this crap...there is absolutely no legitimate reason why it should take this long to finish this project, and many others around town for that matter. Sorry for derailing this thread...just wanted to clarify that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 There's this thing called "reality" when we're dealing with an infrastructure project on this scale though. Actual construction of the mainlanes didn't begin until 1-1.5 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 The part of 610 between Ella and 290 has had ongoing construction since at least 2009 (and I think 2008). I remember a buddy of mine moving to North Dakota in 2009, and then calling me in 2011 and asking if that area was still under construction...and when I said "yeah," I could practically see him over the phone shaking his head. It's still not even close to being finished. The 610/I-10/290 interchange had its groundbreaking during the mega-drought in late July, 2011. The 290 to I-10 ramp was just completed a few months ago. http://www.guidrynews.com/11Gazette/21311August1Gazette.pdf Traffic has been backed up to and from 45 just about every day for hours because of this crap...there is absolutely no legitimate reason why it should take this long to finish this project, and many others around town for that matter. Sorry for derailing this thread...just wanted to clarify that. This part is non debatable That whole section of 610 from 290 to TC Jester and to Ella has been under continuous construction for a few years but that was part of the 610 reconstruction and subsequent prep construction for the 610/290 buildout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Aaannnd we'er back on topic... now! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 They've been working on just the 290/610 area for at least 5 or 6 years now. Ridiculous... Dallas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 You can actually see this from the web cam for the new UH basketball facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 It's getting tall. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) Edited May 2, 2015 by hindesky 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 HINDESKY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Luminare Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I keep getting this image of triton and hindesky race all over town trying to get to each spot before the other 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Nah, I just enjoy bike riding and these places happen to be along my route. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Purdueenginerd Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Triton, I wonder if we've ever cycled by eachother in the past. I always see on Strava all the riders that I pass. I did about 45 miles this weekend. Perhaps you were out there as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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