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Grand Parkway West Construction May be
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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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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Board & Officers for
2010 Announced
David Hightower of Wolff
Companies has been reelected chairman of the WHA Board of Directors for
2010. Joel Marshall of Trendmaker has been named Vice Chairman for
2010. Read More
2010 West Houston
Development Map Available February 22
The Association's
2010 Development Map will be distributed beginning February 22, 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.
Sponsorships
Available until Feb. 1st.
WHAnews
Member Map Order Form.
2009 Activity Report
The WHA has distributed
its 2009 Activity Report to member companies. (Read
the Report as a PDF)
WHA Urges GP/I-10 Interchange Expansion
In a letter to the TPC and
TxDOT, the Association urges direct connections and mainlanes for the
Grand Parkway and Interstate 10.
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