In the 1960s, as the Interstate highways made their way through the middle of our cities, a growing number of city-dwellers rose up in protest to fight their construction. The urbanites lost many of the fights in the “freeway revolt,” but they did win several big ones, and their effort forced the rethinking of the worth of urban freeways that continues to this day.
The fight also continues, but on different terrain. This time, it’s freeway widening projects that are drawing the ire of urban advocacy groups. In both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, civic activists are pushing back against plans to widen freeways, and not just in the big cities. Meanwhile, in Texas, the Harris County government is suing to stop the widening and relocation of I-45 through the city.
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TxDOT to shift I-35 northbound mainlanes south of BUS 77 on Wednesday
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) plans to shift I-35 northbound mainlanes south of BUS 77 to the newly reconstructed lanes from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 16.
According to TxDOT, alternating northbound mainlanes and all northbound entrance and exit ramps from 12
th Street to BUS 77 will be closed.
The northbound frontage road from 14
th Street to 8
th Street is expected to be open and should help with traffic flow during the shift. Signage will be in place to help inform and direct drivers, TxDOT said. Travelers are encouraged to use Loop 340 to avoid construction zones.
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March 12, 2021
On Thursday, Harris County, Texas, filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and its executive director claiming that its approved plan for expanding Highway 45 (I-45) will be harmful to the environment and the people in the county and breaches federal laws.
Specifically, the county asked the Southern District of Texas for declaratory and injunctive relief based on breached provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Department of Transportation Act. It claimed that the project should have been considered more carefully, specifically in how it impacts the people, the region, and the environment.