Transportation
BY SHAWN ARRAJJ & CASSANDRA JENKINS
Houston, METRO to repair Westheimer Road The city of Houston and the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County are collaborat- ing to repair pavement and improve bus stops on Westheimer Road from Loop 610 to downtown. The gist According to a news release March 6, the project was originally planned for only repaving curb lanes where buses run. However, the revised $12.2 million project will now include: • Resurfacing the entire width of the street along certain sections of Westheimer between Loop 610 and Bagby Street • Upgrading bus stops with lighting, trash cans and real-time bus arrival information • Improving crosswalks and sidewalks Construction is expected to begin on the project in April.
Council OKs $150M for airport expansion Houston City Council unanimously approved an agreement March 20 to move forward with United Airlines on a $2.55 billion Terminal B upgrade at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport. What happened The city will allocate $624 million to the total cost of the project in three portions, which will each need their own separate council vote. The March 6 vote allocated $150 million for the project, which involves building two new gate concourses and 22 domestic gates, among other elements. Financing the project will involve the use of special facility revenue bonds and general airport revenue bonds. A feasibility study will be completed prior to the use of special facility revenue bonds.
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“The decision to expand this project is cost- effective, causes less disruption for drivers in the long term and will extend the life of the pave- ment,” METRO Chairwoman Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock said in the release. Other projects A separate project to upgrade intersections and add bike lanes along lower Westheimer stalled in 2021. Mayor John Whitmire’s office has not responded to questions regarding the priority of the project as of press time April 1.
Work progresses on Montrose water line project Crews reopened portions of Kipling, Hawthorne, Garrott, Audubon and Emerson streets in Mon- trose across February and March as work contin- ues on a $48.8 million water line project. The details to officials with the Houston Public Works Department. The project involves running a new 72-inch
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water line from Mount Vernon Street in Montrose to Crawford Street in Midtown. The line will carry drinking water from the city of Houston’s south- west pump station. Work also includes improve- ments to sanitary sewer lines, storm systems and new concrete pavement for sidewalks.
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Work on Holman, Fannin and Tuam streets will be carried out through the summer of 2024, when the project is expected to be completed, according
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