freundb Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Some road work has started between Heights and Studemont on Washington. Does anyone know the details of the project? Is it related to any other projects on Washington like Buffalo Heights District? They have the top layer(s) removed and you can see the red bricks below in some spots. Imagining Washington paved in bricks is a fun thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I drove by there a few days ago it it looked like a repaving job. They usually rip up the old asphalt and lay brand new asphalt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 It’s nice that the city is finally repairing these streets. A lot of them are redone in Montrose, but plenty left to go though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freundb Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 It looks like its just repaving, but I was hoping for a bigger project. Washington can back up bad here for no real apparent reason. Not sure how to fix it, but longer turn lanes when traveling east on Washington could help. People turning either direction onto Studemont can end up blocking people trying to travel straight through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 2 hours ago, freundb said: It looks like its just repaving, but I was hoping for a bigger project. Washington can back up bad here for no real apparent reason. Not sure how to fix it, but longer turn lanes when traveling east on Washington could help. People turning either direction onto Studemont can end up blocking people trying to travel straight through. I'd say the last thing Washington Ave needs is longer turn signals. That road is overbuilt and is one of the main reasons Metro was going to place light rail down the middle of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freundb Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 I would love to have a Washington Ave rail line. With the projects planned in the area it seems like they could justify it. Of course by the time it happened I likely wouldn't live in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skooljunkie Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 They are replacing busted curb segments as well. Never thought I'd see the day. It's a Christmas miracle. Also noteworthy, utility connections are simultaneously being installed into the future Phase 2 section of Buffalo Heights. At least it appears that way to my untrained eye. The pipes are being extended well into the property in 2-3 spots. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 It's crazy how our most popular/ busiest streets are the ones that are in the worst shape. Westheimer (lower), Washington, Shepherd/Durham, etc, but they're all pretty much getting re-designed and rebuilt! Imagine what our city is going to look like in the future when these streets are brought up to date. Imagine the bike network we're going to have! This city is definitely moving forward and its on fire! Some of these completed streets w/ bike lanes look EXACTLY if not better than some of the streets I saw in Europe (Sweden/ Denmark) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapo2367 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 1:28 PM, freundb said: I would love to have a Washington Ave rail line. With the projects planned in the area it seems like they could justify it. Of course by the time it happened I likely wouldn't live in the area. Iirc, they decided to not put the metro down Washington ave because it is a flood evacuation route for downtown. A lot of the other roads (I45, I10, memorial and Allen parkway) are at risk of flooding so they didn’t want to restrict the traffic flow in an emergency. I agree it would be a great location for a metro line though, with all the density coming up around there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 2:39 PM, Amlaham said: It's crazy how our most popular/ busiest streets are the ones that are in the worst shape. Westheimer (lower), Washington, Shepherd/Durham, etc, but they're all pretty much getting re-designed and rebuilt! Imagine what our city is going to look like in the future when these streets are brought up to date. Imagine the bike network we're going to have! This city is definitely moving forward and its on fire! Some of these completed streets w/ bike lanes look EXACTLY if not better than some of the streets I saw in Europe (Sweden/ Denmark) And West Alabama in UK. Imagine that with Lower Westheimer and Richmond Ave BRT. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Anybody know why they're milling the months old asphalt on Washington between Heights and Studemont? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freundb Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 I would like to know as well. I came home tuesday and my freshly washed car is now covered in dust from that damn road. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 4 hours ago, freundb said: I would like to know as well. I came home tuesday and my freshly washed car is now covered in dust from that damn road. Ha! Samething happened to me. It looks like they are digging down to the pipes below. Not sure either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skooljunkie Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Classic Houston. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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