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TEXAS CENTRAL GIVES FIRST GLIMPSE OF HIGH SPEED TRAIN CAR INTERIOR Texas Central o cials announced interior plans Feb. 17 for the company’s proposed high-speed train connecting Houston and Dallas, including complementary Wi-Fi, no middle seat and two classes of service. Based on the Central Japan Railway’s Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail, Texas Central’s rail cars will be customized for Texas, o cials said. Train cars will have two-by-two or two-by-one seat con gurations and will feature high-speed Wi-Fi. Some of the eight train cars may also be “quiet cars” with di erent lighting and restrictions on cell phone usage. Seating will also feature larger seats, wider aisles and more legroom than seating on a regional jet, according to Texas Central estimates. Texas Central o cials anticipate beginning construction on the high- speed rail later this year with the train being fully operational in 2026, spokesperson Caroline Jennings said in an email. The high-speed rail is anticipated to provide riders a 90-minute trip between Houston and Dallas with a stop in the Brazos Valley. Texas Central released interior layouts for a planned high-speed rail project in February. (Courtesy Texas Central) ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF 3 1 20. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT CYFNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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is also ongoing on a project to connect Hwy. 6 to FM 1960 with a four-lane y- over bridge that is slated for completion by the end of 2020. Timeline: August 2013-late 2020 Cost: $135.4 million Funding source: Texas Department of Transportation 2 Cypress North Houston Road widening Harris County Precinct 3 is widening Cypress North Houston Road from two lanes to four lanes between Greenhouse Road and Barker Trace Drive. Precinct 3 nished a separate project to widen Cypress North Houston between Green- house Road and Cypress Bend Drive this fall. With the completion of the new wid- ening project, Cypress North Houston will be a four-lane boulevard between Barker
Cypress Road and Fry Road. Timeline: October 2019-second quarter 2020 Cost: estimated $3.2 million Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3 3 Louetta Road bridge Harris County Precinct 4 is in the design phase on a twin bridge for Louetta Road over Little Cypress Creek in Cypress. The project is part of a broader joint project between Harris County precincts 3 and 4 to extend Louetta Road as a two-lane roadway from Telge Road to the Stable- wood Farms subdivision. Timeline: rst quarter 2020-TBD Cost: estimated $7.1 million Funding source: Harris County Precinct 4
RECENT PROJECTS
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1 Hwy. 290 Project E and Hwy. 6 extension and bridge construction
Crews worked in February to apply Next Generation Concrete Surface to Hwy. 290 westbound main lanes between North Eldridge Parkway and Hwy. 6. A portion of the Hwy. 290 eastbound frontage road and U-turn lanes reopened March 1. Work
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