Transportation
BY KEVIN VU
White Oak Bayou elevation project begins The White Oak Bayou elevation project o of I-10 in Houston began Jan. 8. About the project The $347 million Texas Department of Transpor- tation project is intended to make improvements along the nearly two-mile stretch of I-10 from Heights Boulevard to I-45 to mitigate future ooding. The project scope includes elevating lanes in each direction, creating an inside lane and installing a 14-foot-wide HOV lane in each direction. Additionally, the project will include constructing a 26-acre detention pond and a shared-use path connecting to the existing trail system. More details According to a Jan. 9 news release from TxDOT, the westbound Taylor Street exit and the entrance ramp will be closed during construction as well as two of
I 10 Katy Corridor study granted $2M Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones announced in a Jan. 13 news release that Precinct 4 received a $2 million grant for its I-10 Inner Katy Cap Park study. What you need to know The study will assess the feasibility of creating a community-supported cap park throughout a 3.2-mile stretch of I-10 from White Oak Bayou to Old Katy Road. Luis Guajardo, director of planning and community development for Precinct 4, said a cap park project essentially creates a series of pocket parks above the highway in key north or south connector streets such as Shepherd Drive, T.C. Jester, Heights Boule- vard and Yale Street. Guajardo said the study is likely to begin toward the end of 2026 or early 2027.
1 Taylor Street exit ramp (closed) 2 Taylor Street entrance ramp (closed) 3 Houston Avenue bridge (removed) 4 M-K-T hike and bike trail (temporarily e ected) Road closures
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SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITYIMPACT
the ve westbound lanes. TxDOT’s Public Information O cer Kristina Hadley said the closures will remain until the project is completed at the end of 2028. Hadley said the Houston Avenue bridge will also be removed and reconstructed under I-10.
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