Work completed in late January on a section of Huffmeister Road from Cypress Rosehill to Skinner Road is expected to improve safety in the area, which sees about 9,000 vehicles travel by each day.
"The new four-lane roadway has improved safety," said Randy Schilhab, manager of engineering for Harris County Precinct 3. "The raised median with median openings and left turn lanes reduces the accident potential, both head-on and rear-end, by approximately 30 percent."
The former two-lane asphalt roadway was replaced with a four-lane concrete boulevard with a raised median and underground storm sewer system, Schilhab said. Total cost for the project was about $2.1 million.
