TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
COMPILED BY HANNAH BROL
STATE NEWS TxDOT seeking public input on $100B 10-year plan The Texas Department of Transportation is seeking public input on its 10-year transportation plan, known as the draft 2024 Unied Transportation Plan, ocials announced in a July 7 news release. According to the release, the $100 billion plan includes projects to improve safety, address connectivity and preserve roadways for Texas drivers. The UTP also aims to address public transportation, maritime, aviation, rail, freight and international trade, and bicycle and pedestrian connectivity. Per the release, the UTP is updated annually and is approved in August by the Texas Transportation Commission. The draft 2024 UTP public comment period began July 7 and will end at 4 p.m. Aug. 7. For more information about the draft 2024 UTP or to provide input, visit www.txdot.gov/projects/planning/ utp/utp-public-involvement.html.
ONGOING PROJECTS
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Atascocita Road, Blackstone Trails Drive intersection improvements Construction is underway on a project to install a new tra¦c signal at the intersection of Atascocita Road and Blackstone Trails Drive in Atascocita. According to Harris County Precinct 3 o¦cials, the project aims to improve safety and is expected to wrap up within the fourth quarter of 2023. Timeline: third quarter 2023-fourth quarter 2023 Cost: $370,000 Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3
Northpark Drive overpass Following a groundbreaking in April, construction was expected to begin on the long-awaited Northpark Drive overpass project July 10, Martin said in a June 30 newsletter. The project will expand Northpark Drive from four to six lanes between Hwy. 59 and Russell Palmer Road and add an overpass over the Union Paci¡c Railroad and Loop 494. Timeline: spring 2023-fall 2025 Cost: $9.5 million (city of Houston), $52 million (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 10/Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority) Funding sources: city of Houston, TIRZ 10/LHRA
Loop 494 expansion Construction is set to wrap up by Sept. 1 on a project to expand Loop 494 between a half-mile north of Kingwood Drive and north of Sorters McClellan Road, according to a June 30 newsletter from Houston Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin. Originally expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2023, Martin noted the contractor has faced numerous construction delays related to the railroad, gas lines, impacts to water lines and a joint detention pond. Timeline: July 15, 2019-Sept. 1, 2023 Cost: $17.56 million Funding sources: 80% federal, 20% state
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