TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
COMPILED BY SHAWN ARRAJJ & SOFIA GONZALEZ
UPCOMING PROJECTS
11TH STREET BIKEWAY Di erent parts of 11th Street will have varying safety and multimodal structures in place.
WASHINGTON AVE.
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C
B
A
STUDEWOOD ST.
HEIGHTS BLVD.
WESTCOTT ST.
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Washington Avenue at Westcott Street roundabout The roundabout at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Westcott Street is getting a face-lift with the goal of improving driving surfaces and pedestrian safety. Colin Lupold, managing engineer at Houston Public Works, said the project includes the replacement of damaged curbs, refreshed signage and pavement markings, the installation of raised crosswalks to improve visibility and bring speeds down, drainage improvements to mitigate ponding and repairs to damaged roadway surfaces. Street rehabilitation e orts will address tripping hazards on sidewalks and bring ramps up to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, Lupold said. Construction will be on a 150-day schedule and is anticipated to start in the late fall. During construction, the area will be treated with traditional tra c-control measures to minimize the e ects on route accessibility, Lupold said. The project will be done in phases that will be limited to single-lane closures on the main approaches. The inner portion of the roundabout will be tackled rst with construction then moving to the outer ring. Timeline: TBD, anticipated late fall- early 2023 Cost: $136,650 Funding source: city of Houston
Studewood to Michaux Street • Two lanes with bike lanes on each side • Crosswalk and pedestrian refuge island at Northill Boulevard D
Shepherd Drive to Yale Street • Two main lanes with bike lanes on each side • Concrete median at Dorothy Street with shared-use crosswalk restricting left turns • Pedestrian refuge at Nicholson Street restricting left turns A
Yale to Heights Boulevard • Improved crosswalk markings • Floating bus stops to accommodate bike lanes • Left turns restricted from Heights to 11th and vice versa B
Heights to Studewood Street • Three lanes, including a center turn lane, with bike lanes on each side • Pedestrian refuge island at Columbia Street to accommodate Heights High School travelers • High-visibility crosswalks at Oxford and Beverly streets C
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WHITE OAK DR.
11th Street to Stude Park
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STUDE PARK
• New bikeway markings • Bicyclist refuge island at White Oak Drive
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SOURCE: CITY OF HOUSTON COMMUNITY IMPACT
Construction is set to begin on 11th Street in October Crews are preparing to begin con- struction on the 11th Street Bikeway in October after design work wrapped will begin in October with completion in February 2023. In August 2023, a follow-up assessment will be done
Department, said the city took the project on in response to feedback from the residents about safety along 11th. The project includes maximiz- ing the impact of the right of way and identifying areas for improvement, such as sidewalks and curb ramps. While work is underway, crews will be sensitive to the historic blue tiles used to display street names in the area, Grove said. If tiles are a ected by required curb repairs, they will be replaced, she said. In advance of construction, milling and overlaying work began in September. Construction for the 11th project
up in September on the project. The roughly $600,000 project— which spans from Shepherd Drive to Michaux Street on 11th and from 11th to Stude Park on Michaux—is expected to increase safety and multimodal connectivity, decrease the number of vehicle lanes for a slower vehicle speed, add safer crossing for people who are walking or biking, and add on-street barriers to have separated bike lanes. Lauren Grove, senior sta analyst with the Houston Public Works
in response to resident concerns about a reduction in car lanes on 11th and the potential for the project to divert tra c to neighborhood streets nearby. During the follow-up, city o cials said they will look at cut-through tra c data alongside crash data and tra c volume data. The city’s Plan- ning and Development Department will provide information and updates to the community through its Let’s Talk Houston website, which can be found at www.letstalkhouston.org.
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF SEPT. 14. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT HRMNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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