Transportation
BY SHAWN ARRAJJ
TxDOT pitches 2 options for adding lanes to I-10 Officials with the Texas Department of Trans- portation presented details at a Feb. 8 public meeting on two options to add four managed lanes along a 6.3-mile stretch of I-10 between Voss Road and I-45. Average daily vehicle counts in the targeted area have grown from 273,450 in 2018 to 292,460 in 2023 and are projected to grow to 422,220 by 2038, according to TxDOT information. The details Both options would allow I-10 to carry 460,000 vehicles per day. A third option, where nothing is done, would carry 380,000 vehicles per day. • Alternative 1: Two elevated managed lanes are added in each direction. • Alternative 2: Two managed lanes are added in each direction at the height of general lanes.
Work continues on water line project Crews reopened all lanes of Kipling Street in February as $36.7 million in water line work carries on through this summer. The project involves adding a 72-inch water line to the city of Houston’s south- west pump station to increase water capacity. While Kipling has reopened, portions of Woodhead and Branard streets, and Greenbriar Drive remained limited to one lane of one-way traffic as of Feb. 27.
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Both alternatives involve reconstructing frontage roads, and adding a 10-foot-wide shared-use path along the westbound frontage road. Alternative 2 would require the acquisition of 12.54 acres along the westbound frontage road and the displacement of 52 residences and 30 com- mercial buildings. TxDOT would also acquire 0.53 acres of Cottage Grove Park. What’s next TxDOT plans to select an alternative later this year, after considering public feedback. Con- struction could begin in early 2028 and last six to eight years.
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