TRANSPORTATION UPDATES METRO awarded $5M grant for Westheimer BOOST corridor project
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County will receive $5 million in federal grants to make improve- ments to its Westheimer Road corridor bus route. The funding will help METRO implement its BOOST corridor treatment—which stands for “bus operations optimized systems treatment”—along the Westheimer’s Route 82, a bus route that connects downtown Houston with Uptown, Greenway, Westchase and West Oaks. BOOST corridors involve installing and improving sidewalks; accessibility upgrades; installing new bus shelters and lighting; providing digital real- time bus arrival information at stops; and making improvements to traffic signals for better timing with buses, according to METRO. In addition to the Westheimer corridor, METRO has identified another 17 corridors throughout its bus system for its BOOST improvements. Details on the specifics of the Westheimer project are still being
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Shepherd/Durham paving improvements
Work will wrap up this spring on a pav- ing and drainage project on Shepherd and Durham drives. Once completed, the streets will feature new concrete paving with storm drainage, bike lanes, curbs, sidewalks, driveways, street lighting and underground utility lines. As part of the project, improve- ments are also being made to Dickson, Feagan, Lillian, Rose, Floyd, Blossom and Gibson streets between Shepherd and Durham. Timeline: summer 2021-spring 2023 Cost: $12 million Funding source: city of Houston
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determined, but METRO Chairman Sanjay Ramabhadran said the agency plans to spend about $30 million. The grant funding comes from the U.S. Congress’ Community Project Funding program, which allows lawmakers to request funding for up to 15 projects each year. U.S. Rep Lizzie Fletcher, D-Houston, included the Westheimer project among her requests for the 2022-23 fiscal year application process. METRO is also seeking $33.8 million
in federal grants from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustain- ability and Equity program to upgrade shops, shelters and signage along Westheimer Road, METRO officials announced at a Feb. 16 finance and audit committee meeting. “The project is ultimately customer focused with improving the experi- ence of speed, reliability and access improvements,” said Albert Lyne, METRO’s deputy chief strategy officer, at the meeting.
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF APRIL 5. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT HRMNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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