TxDOT holds public meetings about big changes to I-45 through downtown Houston
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- After years of debate, the Texas Department of Transportation's freeway expansion of I-45 North expansion is moving forward, and the state agency is holding meetings to discuss its plans.
There are a total of three construction segments. The portion of the construction project labeled "Segment 1" stretches from Beltway 8 to the I-610 North Loop.
Segment 2 is from I-610 to I-10, and Segment 3 runs right through downtown Houston.
For Segment 3, the plan is to re-route Interstate 45 from where it currently travels west of downtown, near Eleanor Tinsley Park, to the other side of downtown. It would be reconstructed parallel to I-10 and I-69 as it heads through the heart of the city. The segment through downtown actually has nine different projects.
The first is a drainage improvement project along St. Emanuel to retrofit the right-of-way. It will change the face of our downtown and heart of the city and has faced longtime opposition.
A live virtual meeting is taking place on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with the presentation beginning at 5:15 p.m. You can sign up to attend through this Zoom link.
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