Guest Plastic Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 You might all know about the alvin Expressway that's supposed to be built. It's already in exsistence partially at 45 and The University Of Houston. It's supposed to stretch from the all the way to Alvin. It'll be the new HWY 35. It's gonna go more or less along the track that goes down Mykawa and now the current 35. The only problem is that it cuts through neighborhoods. iIf it get's built they'll certainly have to tear down people's houses. Down't see why they don't build the current HWY 35 into a freeway. No knocking down peole houses,clear chot,and they could make a conveniet junction at 45&610. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 TxDOT, from my understanding, has no real plans to push through the entire project anytime soon. They just recently rehabilitated Mykawa from outside the Loop to Almeda-Genoa a couple of years ago--smooth road, by the way, an example of how to re-do a road right!I could see them finishing the bypass around Alvin but there's no rush to extend the project up Mykawa and into the Loop anytime soon, if ever.I wonder if Max Concrete's heard anything new on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I'd hate to see it become a freeway. I like the setup as it is today. As an aside, did you know the oldest mesquite tree in Harris County is on this road on the UH campus?On Spur 5 right before you get to Wheeler Ave. The site was an old cattle yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 As an aside, did you know the oldest mesquite tree in Harris County is on this road on the UH campus?On Spur 5 right before you get to Wheeler Ave. The site was an old cattle yard.Interesting. Got a list of other old/large trees around here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Got a list of other old/large trees around here?I wish. If I did, I'd add the live oak in Elizabeth Baldwin Park. They are big and old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Last I heard was that the Alvin Freeway had been scaled back so that it would only extend to BW8 South. That part of town never grew to the extent that was predicted when the freeway system was planned, so the demand for the freeway hasn't been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Interesting. Got a list of other old/large trees around here? Don't forget The Longhorn Pecan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Getting back on topic The Txdot site on their SH35 Study: http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/hou/mis/sh35/index.htm I would say construction won't even start for 10 years. Pearland is pushing for the MLK route south of BW8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Looks like I heard wrong. That site shows it as a toll road all the way south to Alvin. Which begs the question: who would pay to go to Alvin? It's really hard to see how traffic could ever justify this project. If it ever happens, it will probably be more in the way as a gift for developers and road construction companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Looks like I heard wrong. That site shows it as a toll road all the way south to Alvin. Which begs the question: who would pay to go to Alvin? It's really hard to see how traffic could ever justify this project. If it ever happens, it will probably be more in the way as a gift for developers and road construction companies.Actually, Telephone Road, during rushhour, is quite congested - as well as Mykawa.I think the road would end up serving Pealand more than Alvin.Pearland is booming, so it would probably take a lot of the load off of 288 and 45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorAggie Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Actually, my understanding that SH 35 may be further along than commonly known. And yes, sadly it will take homes. I think that the proposed alignment is for an 8-lane tollway from spur 5 to BW8 along Mykawa, and then it will be co-signed with BW8 (South Belt) for a while and then split off BW8 down MLK (I think). It will continue around Alvin and then south of Alvin become a regular divided highway until it ties back into SH 288 at Angleton. It's a 49-mile project which, to my understanding, has gotten decent support. The most concern seemed to come from Pearland, but the desire for a north-south route may be so high that its being a tollway may not matter much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Smarts Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I noticed in a txdot article that they would be holding another meeting this spring. Well, its now summer 2006 and I cant find any recent information on this project.Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Don't forget The Longhorn Pecan. That's interesting. Although the article says that it will end its natural life cycle in another decade...I didn't know pecan trees keeled over after 70 years...there's one up near dallas that's believed to be ~1200 years old. The house where I grew up has a dozen that are pushing 100 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashikaga Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I'd hate to see it become a freeway. I like the setup as it is today. As an aside, did you know the oldest mesquite tree in Harris County is on this road on the UH campus?On Spur 5 right before you get to Wheeler Ave. The site was an old cattle yard.In the news they mentioned that the Interstate Highway System began 50 years ago. I wonder what kind of roads we would have today if President Eisenhower hadn't signed that act? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 TxDOT has posted schematics for the Alvin Expressway from its current terminus at OST to south of 610. The interesting thing is the proposed stack interchange at 610 which will tower over the Mykawa/Griggs/Long intersection that has multiple railroad crossings going through it. https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/houston/sh-35-harris-county.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I noticed that a few weeks ago when I was trying to find a project schematic for the 59 connector project (if anyone knows where that is I’d appreciate a link) and assumed it was super old. There don’t seem to be many exits off this - it seems more of a bypass to get to the relatively empty Myawaka road to go south towards Pearland. I doubt that it would increase travel times to Alvin much ending at 610 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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