Transportation
BY CASSANDRA JENKINS
3 Shepherd-Durham Drive Reconstruction Project
Ongoing projects
N. SHEPHERD DR. 610
Project: The reconstruction project includes making improvements to the roughly 5-mile stretch of road, including adding bike lanes, 6-foot sidewalks, installing left-turn lanes and general upgrades to streetlights, stormwater drainage systems and landscaping. Update: Phase 2 of the project, from 15th Street and Loop 610, will start construction by the end of the year. • Timeline: 2022-2027 • Cost: $115 million • Funding source: Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority
1 White Oak Elevation Project Project: The Texas Department of Transportation project includes raising the elevation of the I-10 mainlanes above the floodplain of White Oak Bayou, including the reconstruction of the I-10 HOV lanes and reconstruction of the Houston Avenue Bridge. Update: A traffic switch that started on Nov. 4 reduced the I-10 westbound mainlanes between the I-45 North Freeway and Houston Avenue from four lanes to two. The lanes will remain closed until mid-2026. • Timeline: 2025-2028 • Cost: $400 million • Funding source: Texas Department of Transportation 2 MKT Trail Hogan Pedestrian Bridge Project: Houston Public Works is taking out parts of the bridge over White Oak Bayou at its weakest points, as well as making repairs to the bridge’s pillars. Update: The bridge and trail underneath are temporarily closed as construction started on the project Sept. 22. • Timeline: February-December • Cost: $1.1 million • Funding source: Houston Public Works
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4 Montrose Boulevard Improvements Project
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Project: The project includes fully reconstructing Montrose Boulevard from Allen Parkway to West Clay Street into a four-lane concrete roadway with a median, sidewalks, trees, signals and a pedestrian bridge. Update: A traffic switch started Oct. 13, shifting traffic to the west side of the road and will be one lane in each direction. The pedestrian bridge construction will also experience around-the-clock single-lane underpass closures in each direction. • Timeline: March 2025-Q2 2026 • Cost: $17.9 million • Funding source: Montrose Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
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