Bay Area Edition | February 2022

TRANSPORTATIONUPDATES TxDOT commissioner optimistic about I45 agreements

COMPLETED PROJECTS

ERVIN AVE.

BY SHAWN ARRAJJ & JISHNU NAIR

of Workforce Solutions data from February 2020, 87% of League City’s employed residents work outside the city. Of those, about 65%—about 26,000 residents—commute to the north and northwest to destinations

a Dec. 16 Civil Rights Act complaint against the project, alleging inten- tional racial discrimination and that TxDOT violated procedures in moving forward with the project. Ryan did not comment on the Dec. 16 suit. The I-45 project has the potential to aect Bay Area residents. Accord- ing to Gulf Coast Workforce Board

Laura Ryan, Texas Department of Transportation transportation commissioner, said the agency was condent agreements could be reached with Harris County and the Federal Highway Administration over the controversial I-45 widening proj- ect. Ryan spoke at the North Houston Association’s luncheon Jan. 31. Known as the North Houston Highway Improvement Project, the project aims to expand and reroute portions of I-45 between Beltway 8 and downtown Houston. However, the $7.9 billion project is on pause amid an ongoing Federal Highway Admin- istration investigation into civil rights complaints related to the project. At the NHA luncheon, Ryan said the FHA was open to a “voluntary resolution agreement.” The agreement would allow some design modica- tions, but the project’s purpose would not change. Ryan did not clarify which design aspects would be modied. Additionally, advocacy groups led

CROSS COLONY DR.

such as downtown Houston. Jake Magee contributed to this report.

Calder Road south reconstruction League City nished reconstructing the southern portion of Calder Road be- tween Ervin Avenue and Cross Colony Drive in December. The project wid- ened the road from two to three lanes with a center turn lane, installed water and sewer lines, repaved the existing road and added a sidewalk on the east side of Calder. League City completed a $10.28 million project in June 2018 that widened Calder between League City Parkway and Ervin. Timeline: February 2020-

PASSING THROUGH Proposals for rerouting I-45 involve expanding and rerouting parts of the highway.

EXPAND NEW I45 NORTH TO BELTWAY

EAST END

UNDERGROUND HIGHWAY WITH PARK

New I-45 path

FIRST WARD

ELIMINATE PIERCE ELEVATED

December 2021 Cost: $7.7 million Funding source: League City 2019 bond

RAMPS DISPERSE INTO DOWNTOWN

Old I-45 path

MIDTOWN

ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF FEB. 4. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT BAYNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.

SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

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