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BY SHAWN ARRAJJ & LIZZY SPANGLER
TxDOT gives updates on I 45 expansion O cials with the Texas Department of Transportation hosted a series of public meetings in December related to the North Houston Highway Improvement Project, a $9 billion project that involves widening portions of I-45 North and redesigning parts of the road infrastructure in Down- town Houston. Project o cials gave an update on the project and its timeline at a Nov. 9 meeting of the city of Houston’s Transportation, Technology and Infrastructure committee. The latest As of November, TxDOT crews are working on a detail design on the portion covering the southern end of I-69, from Spur 527 to Hwy. 288.
391-acre Fish Creek Regional Park planned Montgomery County hosted a master-plan open house Nov. 28 for a 25,004-square-foot community and nature center at Fish Creek Regional Park. In a nutshell Fish Creek Regional Park is a planned 391-acre park located o the Fish Creek Thoroughfare near the Woodforest community, according to Precinct 2’s website. It is located just north of The Wood- lands and FM 1488 and south of the Woodforest Golf Club. The land was donated to Precinct 2 from John- son Development Company. After an assessment by Burditt Consultants, only 45 acres were deemed usable for parks and amenities. Construction on the infrastructure for the park is expected to begin in 2024, according to Precinct 2. The park is planned to feature amenities such as sports elds, a nature center, a community
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building, soccer elds, and pickleball and tennis courts. It will include a 3,412-square-foot multipurpose hall, 4,350-square-foot exhibit hall, classroom spaces and other features, according to plans by Burditt Consultants. What else? The park is estimated to cost $30 million-$75 million and will be funded through a combination of public and private funding, Precinct 2 Chief of Sta Bruce Berger said.
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