hindesky Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Future overpass over OST. Future bridge over Brays Bayou, overpasses on Wheeler St. and University Dr. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 South side of the future overpass of OST. North side. Overpass over Wheeler. Working on the south side of the future bridge over Brays Bayou. Fill to elevate the road. OST. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Southside of OST. Northside of OST. Wheeler St. overpass. South bank of Brays Bayou bridge. North and south sides of OST. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 OST. South of OST. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 One northbound feeder lane is now open from OST. Wheeler Ave. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 OST north and south side. Wheeler St. South bank of Brays Bayou. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Wheeler St. South bank of Brays Bayou. @JLWM8609 Can they use any kind of dirt for the base of the new highway or does it have to be a specific type? North and south sides of OST. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 3/5/2024 at 5:48 PM, hindesky said: @JLWM8609 Can they use any kind of dirt for the base of the new highway or does it have to be a specific type? I have no clue. That sounds like a question for @MaxConcrete 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Spur 5 over University Dr. Spur 5 over OST. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Hmmph 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 2 hours ago, 004n063 said: Hmmph I was expecting that. sucks that there isn't a real easy way to get from one side to the other without taking your life into your hands and going around the blockade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) I rode through there yesterday - got yelled at by the construction workers !!! I wish there was a better detour.... Edited April 23 by HoustonMidtown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 9 hours ago, 004n063 said: Hmmph Oh looks like they finally put steel in the way now. I rode past those barricades just a few weeks ago and it was still fully open. Guess that means avoid this area for the next year or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaDo Lou Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 52 minutes ago, Triton said: Oh looks like they finally put steel in the way now. I rode past those barricades just a few weeks ago and it was still fully open. Guess that means avoid this area for the next year or so... I tried the suggested detour yesterday - MLK to Old Spanish Trail to Lidstone. It is actually not too bad. The sidewalks are wide and empty of pedestrians, at least on the east side of MLK and the north side of OST, almost like a bike trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Wheeler St. overpass. Northside of OST. Southside of OST. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantTransit555 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 I am kind of sad, I hoped UH might be able to use this land one day, or maybe it could have became a park. Instead we get another useless and unwanted (IMO) freeway from the state government. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 6 hours ago, IWantTransit555 said: I am kind of sad, I hoped UH might be able to use this land one day, or maybe it could have became a park. Instead we get another useless and unwanted (IMO) freeway from the state government. It's going to be a great alternative to I45 and 288 if you need to go South to the loop from UH. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some one Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I'm hoping that this freeway can get stopped before it finishes construction. Why we're still building more inner city freeways are beyond me. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some one Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Just now, august948 said: It's going to be a great alternative to I45 and 288 if you need to go South to the loop from UH. It's a short 3 mile freeway that's likely not going to get extended beyond 610 anytime soon, or ever. Even the Hardy Connectors more useful than this. This doesn't begin to cover the houses and properties cleared for this, and the neighborhood that will have to deal with the added noise and pollution after its complete. A better alternative would be investing in actual alternative transportation, like commuter rail. We can only add "just one more lane" so many times. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 8 hours ago, Some one said: It's a short 3 mile freeway that's likely not going to get extended beyond 610 anytime soon, or ever. Even the Hardy Connectors more useful than this. This doesn't begin to cover the houses and properties cleared for this, and the neighborhood that will have to deal with the added noise and pollution after its complete. A better alternative would be investing in actual alternative transportation, like commuter rail. We can only add "just one more lane" so many times. It's usefulness, like any transit project, depends on where you are going. As for adding lanes, the Katy Freeway west of 610 is 26 lanes wide, including the feeders, so there's still plenty of lane width that can be added to all the freeways around town. The Katy should be the standard for the metro area. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 They have been planning this since 1992. A few screen grabs from the video. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 (edited) On 7/21/2024 at 11:35 PM, Some one said: This doesn't begin to cover the houses and properties cleared for this, and the neighborhood that will have to deal with the added noise and pollution after its complete. the ROW was acquired a long time ago, the neighborhoods have been broken already. so it's kind of in the worst possible place right now, neighborhoods broken, but nothing to show for it. as adding freeways, or taking over ROW to add more capacity goes, this is pretty well non-invasive for where it's at now. the extra pollution being added, both noise and particulate will hopefully be mitigated somewhat with some barriers, but we'll see. Edited July 24 by samagon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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