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Correction: should be Chartres, not Hamilton

I went to the meeting tonight and here's what I found out. A 96 inch storm sewer line is being installed underneath the feeder from the 288/59 interchange to N. MacGregor with an output to Brays Bayou. The feeder will be closed in phases. The first phase will close the NB feeder between N. MacGregor and Binz. The second phase will close the feeder between Binz and Southmore. The final phase will close the feeder between Southmore and Cleburne. The entire feeder will not be closed during the project, and the N. MacGregor and Southmore exits from 288 NB will remain open during the entirety of this project. When the section between N. MacGregor and Binz will be closed, NB feeder traffic will detour westbound along N. MacGregor and north along Almeda to eastbound Binz to rejoin the NB feeder. The Binz exit will also be closed at that time and will be detoured to the N. MacGregor exit to follow the detour along Almeda. The entire project will be tentatively completed around Spring 2027. This is not officially part of the NHHIP, but it's essentially getting ready for the additional drainage that's going to come with the new 288/59 interchange. Additionally, this project ends where the current terminus of the NB feeder is. The NHHIP will extend the NB feeder from its current terminus to join the current feeder on Hamilton, so it will dovetail with that work. The first mainlane construction of the NHHIP will be at the 288/59 multiplex, so that work will be starting when this project is finishing up, so in a way, it feels like preliminary work before the official NHHIP begins.

I came across this flier. I've seen vaguely worded signs about road closures, lane closures, various surveying stakes, and a temporary asphalt driveway for HEB has been paved on N. MacGregor, but no info from Drive 288 or TXDOT. I'm going to try to go to the meeting. If they're expecting closures that long, I'm thinking they're reconstructing the entire intersection or replacing bridges?

Are COH and TxDOT not on the same page? COH seems to still be anticipating a N. San Jacinto extension underneath the railroad and the future Providence feeder road as of April 2022.

I created a thread here around 2007-08 where I photographed some of the remaining signals from the '40s-'70s. You'll have to search deep for it.

Whatever they do, I hope they preserve the bus stop with the Sears sign on it.

This isn't a real rate reduction. It's an EZ Tag discount. When I first heard about this rate reduction plan, they made it sound like it was an overall price reduction on HCTRA roads, not only limited to only EZ Tag users. In fact, they only said it would apply to drivers of two axle vehicles, and mentioned nothing about it being only for EZ Tag users. See https://communityimpact.com/houston/spring-klein/transportation/2023/02/02/harris-county-commissioners-authorize-10-toll-road-rate-reduction-free-ez-tag-program/ and https://communityimpact.com/houston/bay-area/transportation/2023/01/25/hctra-proposes-to-cut-toll-rates-by-10-offer-ez-tags-at-no-cost/ That sucks for those who have TxTags, NTTX tags, or out of state toll tags from Oklahoma or Kansas after over a decade of touting interoperability with other agency tags.

That bridge was built in 1959. There used to be a plaque in the median stating that, but it was removed some time ago. Instead of replacing it during Project Brays, retaining walls were added underneath to widen the bayou there.

The project that the sign is referring to is the demolition itself

Ted Cruz: hold my beer (beer gets thrown back at the Astros parade)

What will ultimately replace the coffee pot building? I work at the county and some of my coworkers say a dog park is coming, but I doubt that. The Plan Downtown Report from 2017 recommends developing a North Downtown Transit Center at that location, but I haven't seen any concrete plans either way.

St. Arnold will be spared https://www.txdot.gov/content/dam/project-sites/nhhip/docs/nhhip-segment-3-i-10-rollplot-ph-2-2.pdf

I'm guessing it'll be an unsigned I-145 or Business Spur I-45 I thought COH owned Allen Parkway? I can't find it in TxDOT's files.

If SJL becomes mayor (🥴), she might push to stop this since it could take land from Memorial Park. She helped stop the proposed West Loop widening in the 90s that would've taken some land from Memorial Park.

Was it Dominion Jaguar by '76?

The closures already occurred back in 2020-21. There's 32 locations left now. The only Luby's downtown I'm aware of is the Luby's Etc. in the basement of the Civil Courthouse at 201 Caroline. It's only open from like 7am to 3pm M-F, and they serve smaller portions at concession prices. I'm not even sure it's under the Luby's umbrella since Luby's sold its Culinary Contract Services Business to Pappas in 2021.

This thread went full Robert Moses so quick!

311 is generally very responsive when it comes to replacing road signs. I have to give them kudos for that.

She may get one already from being a former municipal judge and also District D Councilwoman in the late 80s and early 90s.

One of the mansions is now a business park. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/houston-suburb-manvel-mansion-real-estate-pearland-17858646.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vbmV3cy9ob3VzdG9uLXRleGFzL3RyZW5kaW5nL2FydGljbGUvaG91c3Rvbi1zdWJ1cmItbWFudmVsLW1hbnNpb24tcmVhbC1lc3RhdGUtcGVhcmxhbmQtMTc4NTg2NDYucGhw&time=MTY4MDQ3MTI0ODUyOA==&rid=YjcyYjExN2ItNDRhNS00YzM0LTk2NjktNzVlMWU0MWI5MGEz&sharecount=Mg==

The restaurant scene was filmed at This Is It in 4th Ward at 239 W. Gray at Genesee in 1993. That building is now a doggie daycare (classic gentrification!). This Is It didn't move to the Blodgett location (former Family Cafe) until 2010.

I see what you mean. https://goo.gl/maps/2hPQmcyM2E9exbk36 Maybe there's something wrong with the current foundations that requires total replacement? Sounds like something Dug Begely would be able to find the answer to.

I'm trying to find info about that project at Scott St. on TxDOT's website, but can't find anything. Where'd you find out about it?

I found out the City of Houston owns the property (confirmed ownership via HCAD). Supposedly, the plan is to put a dog park there.