TRANSPORTATION
A conceptual rendering shows what a high-speed rail station in Dallas could look like. A final design on the station has not yet been released. (Courtesy Texas Central)
Reversing course, Texas Supreme Court grants rehearing for high-speed rail eminent domain case
The amended version of the planned development unit will now go to the Austin Planning Commission for review. (Rendering courtesy Austin Environmental Commission)
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Oct. 7 that the company would move its headquarters to Austin. (Courtesy Tesla)
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The design, pictured above, is also being implemented as a part of the I-35 at Williams Drive project. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
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The Stix Icehouse is readying to open in McKinney. (Miranda Jaimes/Community Impact Newspaper)
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Texas Department of Transportation employees work on Segment H of the Grand Parkway in Montgomery County, which is set to be completed in the spring of 2022. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
Statewide November ballot propositions explained; East Montgomery County sees explosive growth and more top Houston-area news
The North Houston Highway Improvement Project proposes widening parts of the highway and rerouting a segment through the East End. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)
I-45 expansion on hold as federal investigation plays out
About 13.75 million people traveled through George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport between June and August, according to data from the Houston Airport System. This is more than the estimated 3.89 million people who traveled in the same time period in 2020, but still less than the roughly 16 million people who traveled during that time in 2019. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Passports continue to be delayed due to COVID-19, employee shortages
METRONext is the agency’s $3.5 billion bond approved by voters in November 2019, which aims to ease traffic congestion, add expansion to the METRO, and make accessibility and safety upgrades. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact Newspaper)
METRO Board approves $1.3 billion budget, discusses METRONext projects
Kyle City Council voted 6-1 and approved the new citywide trail master plan that will utilize 2020 bond election funds for trails that will help connect Austin to San Antonio. (Courtesy Pexels)
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The Texas Department of Transportation will close all northbound and southbound main lanes of I-69 Southwest Freeway at I-610 West Loop on Sept. 24-27 and from Oct. 1-4. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
I-69 at Loop 610 to be closed Sept. 24-27, Oct. 1-4
The Texas Department of Transportation will close the northbound and southbound main lanes of I-69 Southwest Freeway at West Loop 610 at separate times Sept. 18-19. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
I-69 at Loop 610 to be closed in Houston Sept. 18-19
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County on Sept. 14 resumed limited services. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
METRO operating on limited service in aftermath of Hurricane Nicholas
MKT bridge will require additional repair work after more damage uncovered
The city of Houston has been studying parking demand and pricing in a part of Midtown, depicted in this map, since January. (Courtesy Google Maps)
Parking rules under review in Midtown area
The Wheeler Transit Center in Midtown sits at the heart of where several modes of transportation intersect. A planned University bus rapid transit route would link in riders from Bellaire, Uptown and Montrose areas. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact Newspaper)
Transit leaders: Pandemic will not derail long-term vision
The North Houston Highway Improvement Project proposed rerouting I-45 through the East End and Fifth Ward, leaving the Pierce Elevated abandoned. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)
TxDOT keeps I-45 expansion project in 10-year plan amid federal investigation
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Redevelopment authority brings in $600K grant for intersection improvements at Yale, Center streets
I-69 at Loop 610 will be closed Aug. 20 at 9 p.m. until Aug. 23 at 5 a.m. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
I-69 at Loop 610 closed Aug. 20-23