Transportation
BY SHAWN ARRAJJ & CARSON WEAVER
Maintenance resumes on Poor Farm Ditch Workers with the Harris County Flood Control District resumed maintenance work Oct. 9 on the northern segment of Poor Farm Ditch between University Boulevard and Bissonnet Street in the city of West University Place. What’s happening Crews will work through November to replace concrete panels and patching areas of the slope- paved ditch, according to an Oct. 7 announcement from the city of West University Place. Work began at the intersection of Plumb and Edloe streets before progressing north to Sunset Boulevard. What readers should know A rolling work zone will be in place along Edloe while work is ongoing, but will only be in effect during work hours. Traffic is expected to be reduced to one lane along small portions of Edloe
Expanded IAH terminal opens
Poor Farm Ditch maintenance area Work area
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An expansion of existing Terminal D at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Terminal D-West Pier, opened Oct. 22. The details The expansion features six new gates, D1-D6, that can accommodate wide-body airplanes and be converted to accommodate 10 narrow-body airplanes, according to an Oct. 6 news release. The new terminal also includes: An additional 160,000 square feet to Terminal D A 10,000-square-foot architectural ceiling A 380-foot-long LED wall covering 11,000 square feet of wall space Eight new art commissions by Houston-based artists
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to allow room for construction vehicles and equip- ment, but Edloe will be fully open after workers finish each day, West U officials said. The recently finished Edloe Pathway—which runs from Georgetown Street to Albans Road—will remain open and safe to use during construction.
SOURCE: HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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