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Our
Thanks to
Delvin Dennis
TxDOT Houston
District Engineer
And Event Sponsors
Newland Communities
MetroNational
Othon
Baker Engineers
Dannenbaum
Grand Parkway West Construction
Delayed
Harris County Commissioners
voted to decline the use of
$165 million in stimulus funds for Segment E construction.
Commissioner Radack explains that a pending law suit will likely be
unsettled in time for TxDOT to meet the construction start deadline of
the end of February, 2010. The funds will be reprogrammed by TxDOT to other projects
in the Houston area.
March 10, 2009 Harris County
Court authorized the execution of design contracts to begin on Segment
E. The County had previously approved
an agreement with TxDOT that will allow the County to begin engineering
and ultimately construction of Segment E.
Read WHA article.
Nothing has developed as of September, 2009 on the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter suit to stop the
project. They contend approval of the environmental statements by the FHWA was
"arbitrary and capricious".
Read the filing at this link as well as the WHA response.
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EDITORIAL
They Need
to Know How Bad It is Going to Get
Transportation
funding--there has been a lot said about it. But the real story
for the Houston commuter is yet to be told.
(Read More)
Houston's Number One Project: US 290 Needs Expansion Now
UPDATE
TxDOT Programs $315.6 million for US
290@Loop 610
The Transportation
Commission approved the allocation of $315.6 million to the 610
interchange with US 290 and I-610. Construction will begin within
18 months. Read the WHA article.
Commuter
Rail
Union Pacific Railroad has
offered to make the US 290 rail corridor available for commuter rail
use, according to Harris County Judge Ed Emmett.
There is no more critical
construction need in the region. Population growth and traffic
demand requires a rapid response. Everyone agrees but what is going on?
Read the WHA article.
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Delvin Dennis TxDOT Houston District Engineer Addresses
WHA
Read a summary of his
comments to the March 2, 2010 Issues Forum in WHAnews
2010 West Houston
Development Map Available Mid March
The Association's
2010 Development Map will be distributed beginning March 15, 2010.
All WHA members will receive a copy of the map and additional copies in
various editions & a smaller size will be available.
Read More.
WHAnews
2009 Activity Report
The WHA has distributed
its 2009 Activity Report to member companies. (Read
the Report as a PDF)
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