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Comment of the Day: A Better Idea for What To Do with the Spaces Under...
“. . . This gave me an idea. That land under freeways isn’t good for retail or anything inhabited. But it could be a perfect place to dig down and create auxiliary stormwater detention facilities. Yeah...
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Selling a Memorial Dr. Lot Across from CityCentre and the Sam Houston Waterway
That’s not a retention pond pictured near the center of these aerial shots highlighting the vacant lot at 12906 Memorial Dr. — or at least that wasn’t its original main purpose: It’s the Sam Houston...
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A Roundabout First Look at the Green Loop, the Newest Idea for a Houston Ring...
Is Houston ready for yet another loop road? Here’s the proposed Green Loop, a 5-mile network of parks, trails, and other public spaces that the neighborhood supergroups behind Plan Downtown imagine...
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An Asphalt Fault on the 59 Overpass Above Little York Rd.
Over the weekend, TxDOT made temporary repairs to a stretch of the Eastex Fwy. that crosses over Little York Rd. by pouring a “hot mix” of asphalt over a portion the roadway, Meagan Flynn reports....
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New Northbound 45 Flyover to 59 Portends East Side Freeway Future
I-45’s new, longer flyover is creeping steadily west toward 59 north following about 7 months of work to get there. The farther-away photo above looks south from the corner of Hutchins and Jefferson...
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How TxDOT Tries To Stop Trucks from Clipping the Houston Ave. Bridge
The latest 18-wheeler to drive into the Houston Ave. bridge didn’t make enough of an impact to force repairs yesterday, although it did stall I-10 traffic all the way to T.C. Jester while TxDOT closed...
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How a 6-Billboard Courtship Campaign Aims To Lure LeBron James to Houston
“A lot of times, players recruit players,” Rockets fan Greg Andrews tells the Chronicle’s Maggie Gordon, “Teams recruit players. And now, what I’d like to see is fans recruit players.” That’s what the...
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Comment of the Day: I-10 Low-Bridge Alert System Isn’t Eye-Catching to...
“The sign mentioned in the posting is a joke — it’s small, off to the side, partially obscured, and it is not readily apparent what it’s referring to. Worse than that, it is 2 miles ahead of the 610...
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The Buildup To Tear Things Down for the New I-45 Has Begun
“I’ve noticed a trend in lower Fifth Ward to start building or planning to build in the path of the upcoming I-45 reroute,” writes a Swamplot reader. “Is there a chance that developers can make more...
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A Sunset Joyride Down the New I-45 Ramp to 59 North
Fasten your seat belts — it’s time for a detour down the new ramp TxDOT just opened off I-45 north to 59 north. Included in the footage: new views of the downtown skyline, along with some of an...
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Gulf Fwy. JCI Grill Throws in the Towel After TxDOT Throws Shade on Its...
A Swamplot reader writes in to report that the JCI Grill across I-45 from the Home Depot near Gulfgate Mall is now closed. No need to get too close in order to tell; the electronic sign fronting the...
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What’s Left to Bring the Grand Pkwy. Full Circle
Here’s the latest roadmap of where the Grand Pkwy. currently exists (in green) and where it plans to go (yellow) as it assumes its full, 184-mile circumference. Construction on segments H and I-1 —...
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