TRANSPORTATION
Closures are making way for construction at the Loop 610/I-69 interchange Sept. 30-Oct. 3. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
Lanes along I-69/Loop 610 interchange to be closed Sept. 30-Oct. 3 for construction
METRO’s board of directors approved the Veteran Owned Business Enterprise and Disability Owned Enterprise programs during its Sept. 22 meeting. (Courtesy Pexels)
METRO introduces programs to support businesses owned by veterans, those with disabilities
Design work is about 60% complete on two projects that involve making improvements to Sawyer and Edwards streets in the Old Sixth Ward, and a timeline from the group organizing the projects suggest they could go out for construction bids in the first quarter of 2023. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Group targeting early 2023 for start of Sawyer, Edwards streets project
The agency's capital improvements budget increased 106% from last year with funding for METRONext and new electric buses. (Courtesy METRO)
METRO adopts largest budget in agency history
Person on a smartphone.
TxDOT launches new travel app for Houston
Photo of local officials and Collins Aerospace representatives cutting a ribbon
Collins opens its doors at the Houston Spaceport & Houston sees transportation investment from state
The United Transportation Program aims to help infrastructure updates and development throughout the state. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
Texas Transportation Commission adopts 10-year road construction plan
The plan includes METRO’s five high-occupancy vehicle and high-occupancy toll lanes along I-45 North, I-45 South, I-69 North/Hwy. 59 North, I-69 South/Hwy. 59 South and Hwy. 290. (Courtesy METRO)
METRO makes weekend use of high-occupancy vehicle, toll lanes permanent
The project has an anticipated start date of mid- to late fall and should take about 150 days. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Improvements coming to Washington Avenue and Westcott Street roundabout
The 11th Street bikeway project's design work is complete and awaiting the official sign and seal from the city of Houston. (Courtesy Let's Talk Houston)
Design work wraps up on 11th Street bikeway project in the Heights
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County board members and government officials gathered Aug. 15 to celebrate the Federal Transit Authority award. (Courtesy METRO)
Federal Transit Authority awards METRO $21.6M for electric buses
Greater Houston area residents may be seeing more of their monthly expenses go toward transportation costs. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)
Q&A: How vehicle, gas prices are affecting Houston commuters, economy
Mayor Sylvester Turner stopped by an Aug. 10 community event to show his support for the bridge concept. (Sofia Gonzalez/Community Impact Newspaper)
Large crowds turn out to support proposal to connect Heights area trails with new pedestrian bridges
The Capital Improvement Plan project is bound by White Oak Bayou to the north, the I-10 frontage road to the south, Shepherd Drive to the east and T. C. Jester Boulevard to the west. (Courtesy Google My Maps)
Houston approves additional funds for Cottage Grove East improvements
Close up of the top of traffic cones, with a construction hat on one of the cones. A construction vehicle is in the background.
Harris County commissioners approve $37.7M in engineering design contracts for all-electronic tollways
Sanjay Ramabhadran (left), chair of METRO's board of directors, swears in Roberto Treviño, Harris County Toll Road Authority executive director, to the board. (Courtesy METRO)
METRO adds HCTRA executive director to its board
The proposed I-10 elevation would stretch about 1.8 miles from Heights Boulevard to I-45. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation presentation)
Proposed $347M elevation project on I-10 garners concerns
A police officer rides parallel to light rail tracks on a segway
METRO Police Department introduces C.A.R.E. unit to aid unhoused individuals
The $40 million grant will help fund infrastructure improvements on Shepherd and Durham drives. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston approves $40M grant fund for Shepherd-Durham drives construction