Transportation
BY SHAWN ARRAJJ & MELISSA ENAJE
TxDOT reopens ramp at Loop 610, I-69 interchange Crews with the Texas Department of Transpor- tation reopened a key ramp at the Loop 610 and I-69 interchange Oct. 29 as they work toward full completion of the project in mid-2024. The main takeaway The connector ramp from southbound I-69 to KEY: Ramp from southbound I-69 to southbound Loop 610 1 Southbound I-69 exit ramp to Chimney Rock Road 2
METRO completes bridge over I-10 The completion of a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge was unveiled on Oct. 17 at the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County’s Northwest Transit Center. The big picture The 14-foot-wide bridge crosses over 17 lanes of the Katy Freeway. The project provides a new connection between METRO’s transit center to Memorial Park and surround- ing neighborhoods.
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southbound Loop 610 reopened in late October after being closed since late 2022, TxDOT officials said. Crews also reopened all southbound I-69 lanes at the interchange as well as the southbound exit ramp from I-69 to Chimney Rock Road. The big picture The $259 million project has been under construc- tion and causing lane closures since 2017. It entails the demolition of all one-lane connector ramps between I-69 and Loop 610 in southwest Houston and rebuilding two-lane connector ramps in their place. The goal, officials said, is to improve safety and mobility by increasing sight distances and
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mitigating weaving, or when drivers quickly move back and forth between lanes. A look ahead Moving forward, work on the project will include demolishing and rebuilding the connector ramp from northbound Loop 610 to northbound I-69.
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