Transportation
BY RACHEL LELAND
Major League City roadways to undergo landscaping upgrades Several roadways in League City, including FM 518, FM 646, FM 2094 and SH 96, will undergo landscaping improvements as part of the Texas Department of Transportation’s wider efforts to beautify its roadways throughout the Greater Houston area, according to a news release. The gist The landscaping improvements are a part of TxDOT’s Green Ribbon Award program, which aims to transform concrete landscapes into areas that can adapt to the local climate, according to TxDOT’s website. According to a Feb. 7 news release from League City, the project will cost TxDOT $2 million and include:
Part of League City Parkway sidewalk closed due to work As part of its wider efforts to update its transportation infrastructure, League City is repairing an uneven sidewalk along League City Parkway. What you need to know Beginning Feb. 26, League City will begin repairs of an uneven sidewalk along League City Parkway from Misty Trails Lane to just before Westover Park Avenue, according to the city’s newsletter. According to the city’s newsletter, the side- walk will be closed to pedestrians and bike riders during construction, which is expected to last until the end of April. League City spends $1 million per year repairing sidewalks and trails, officials said.
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• Constructing plant beds inside the medians • Irrigation installation • Planting trees, shrubs and other landscaping What else? League City and TxDOT officials worked to choose plantings that could withstand vehicle exhaust. They settled on live oaks, gulf muhly grass, dwarf Texas palmetto and crepe myrtle, according the city’s news release. TxDOT expects to complete the improvements by this fall, according to the news release.
Hwy. 146 lanes open, frontage road work continues After five years of construction, all lanes of the Hwy. 146 express bridge have opened to drivers, but some frontage roads will be closed for further construction. What you need to know The Texas Department of Transportation announced March 13 that the north- and south- bound sides of Hwy. 146 opened March 8. While the express bridge is open for traffic, TxDOT still needs to complete smaller project updates along the highway, including frontage roads, signals, railing, sodding and drainage, public information officer Bambi Hall said in an email. Due to the construction, north- and southbound frontage roads between Red Bluff Road and NASA Parkway will see lane closures, Hall said.
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