trymahjong Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 When the word "repave" is used I'm always curious as to COH mea ns? Concrete or black top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate_56 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 3/9/2024 at 8:40 AM, trymahjong said: When the word "repave" is used I'm always curious as to COH mea ns? Concrete or black top? For the price and timeframe of the project it'll most likely be asphalt paving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 That brand new asphalt used on Waugh and. commonwealth looks like crapolla after 2 years- guess this will be more of the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/11/2024 at 11:32 AM, trymahjong said: That brand new asphalt used on Waugh and. commonwealth looks like crapolla after 2 years- guess this will be more of the same. no matter what they would have done, this would be the thing. the drought last year kicked a lot of streets in the butt. last spring they scraped and redid the asphalt on MLK going into UH campus, drive it today and you'd have no idea it's been less than a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freundb Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, samagon said: no matter what they would have done, this would be the thing. the drought last year kicked a lot of streets in the butt. last spring they scraped and redid the asphalt on MLK going into UH campus, drive it today and you'd have no idea it's been less than a year. So now we need to water our streets too!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 On 3/14/2024 at 9:38 PM, freundb said: So now we need to water our streets too!? when water isn't present in the ground, it has less volume, and settles. so if there's a roadway on top of that settled ground, it too will settle. this doesn't happen uniformly. this is very important around your house, so while it sounds silly, you may need to water your foundation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 I get the feeling there is a big question just hovering........why is COH using @#$% asphalt now and not completely renovating Westheimer road in a manner that might last decades instead of a couple of years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, trymahjong said: I get the feeling there is a big question just hovering........why is COH using @#$% asphalt now and not completely renovating Westheimer road in a manner that might last decades instead of a couple of years? They will get to a complete renovation at some point, but that takes a lot of planning as the storm drains all get redone, along with any other infrastructure that's under the street. It's also expensive, and not all streets can be done at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 8 hours ago, Ross said: They will get to a complete renovation at some point, but that takes a lot of planning as the storm drains all get redone, along with any other infrastructure that's under the street. It's also expensive, and not all streets can be done at the same time. Hmmmmm I watched all the planning with the first lower Westheimer renovation.......so many years passed.....so much complaining. It seems COH has a hard time with doing things the correct way first......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted Wednesday at 01:59 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 01:59 PM Neartown brought in three "knowledgeable" people from Metro to explain what could be expected on their Westheimer (610 to Man street)upgrade. Attendees really only interested in Shepherd to Bagby. First off, as far as I could tell, the Mayor demanded, his view on changes be incorporated in ; Metro complied. It is mostly, just a "redo" of street surfaces around ( scraped down then spread)18" deep- this might be fine but if unearth concrete is cracked, this won't work so well- double down that it might not work at all if underlying brick street is uncovered from Montrose to Bagby. New curbs cut in driveways- commercial driveways 8"----private driveways 6". LED lights within bus shelters, but no "green" nor artificial shade for bus stops without shelters. Buses on route 82 will remain same width (wider than current lane width) and same weight ( the weight that has torn up that part of lower Westheimer in first place) A little something interesting-- the original research and plan of the lower Westheimer approvements, weren't viewed or reviewed by Metro--- just the Mayor saying "Do this now!" Yes there will be sidewalks tweaks, more handicapped cuts at curbs and distance between bus stops will be increased slightly so improve "speed" that is currently around 18 miles per hour. There was no mention of moving current bus stops that are located just before an intersection to beyond the intersection; that would allow traffic to right turn behind buses so traffic flows more efficiently. Don't really have a crystal ball, but think after this " lick and a promise" is completed" any chance at meaningful improvements for lower Westheimer will be gone forever. sigh 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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