TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Construction wraps up on West Alabama Street center turn lane
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ONGOING PROJECTS
Work wrapped up in late March on a project to convert a reversible center lane on West Alabama Street into a dual-turn lane. The portion of the street affected runs from Milam Street to Shepherd Drive. Alabama Street features three lanes, which previously included one lane in each direction and a reversible center lane. The reversible lane was previously used as an additional lane for eastbound traffic during morning peak times; westbound traffic during afternoon peak times; and, at all other times, the lane was used as a center turn lane, according to Houston Public Works. The config- uration was confusing and unsafe, officials said. Part of West Alabama Street is listed on Vision Zero Houston’s High Injury Network as one of the most deadly roads in Houston. “I worked with our residents and civic groups to find a common-sense and fiscally sound solution for the headaches drivers experience on
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Midtown BCycle stations Four previously shut down BCycle sta- tions have been reactivated after the Midtown Management District agreed to provide the company $7,500 in quarterly funding to keep the stations running through May 31 and possibly longer. The stations are located at Mi- lam and Webster streets, the Houston Community College/Ensemble Theatre station, Austin and Gray streets, and La Branch and West Alabama streets.
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West Alabama,” District C Council Member Abbie Kamin said in a statement to Community Impact . “We continue to push for a complete overhaul and reconstruction, but residents shouldn’t have to wait years when immediate improvements can be made. I appreciate the public works department working with my office to see this through.” The project included the removal and conversion of existing revers- ible lane signage. It also entailed
restriping of lane markings and the addition of new signage related to how the center lane functions as a dual-turn lane. Meanwhile, crews with Houston Public Works were about 70% finished with a separate paving and drainage project on West Alabama between Buffalo Speedway and Weslayan Road. Several side streets between Westheimer and West Ala- bama in Upper Kirby were repaved as part of that project.
Cost: $7,500 per quarter Funding source: Midtown Management District
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF MAY 3. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT HRMNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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