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State and federal transportation officials have signed an agreement that allows a controversial I-45 expansion to move forward.

SWA Houston was tasked with coming up with the options for Pierce Elevated. One idea the group came up with was turning it into a "sky park."

The fast-food chain said the location has been permanently shut down because it is regularly reviewing its restaurant portfolios.

Agriculture your username 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 p...

Fifth Ward Residents Oppose Houston's Interstate Expansion The downtown freeway expansion will displace thousands of housed and unhoused residents and hundreds of small businesses. January 13, 2021, 11am PST | Diana Ionescu | The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is planning an expansion of Interstate 45 in downtown Houston, causing concern among residents and people experiencing homelessness who live in the path of the proposed road expansion, writes Schaefer Edwards in the Houston Press. The North Houston Highway Improvement Project calls for the demolition and displacement ...