Polk Street exit in downtown Houston closed through June for drainage work tied to I-45 project
The Texas Department of Transportation began construction work last fall on a multibillion-dollar initiative to expand and reroute I-45. The project is expected to take the better part of two decades to complete.
East End residents want more engagement about Polk Street closure as public comment deadline approaches
Houston First Corporation, the tourism and convention marketing arm of the city government, wants control over a section of the street next to the George R. Brown Convention Center ahead of a $2 billion expansion.
Houston First unveils convention center plans as East End residents raise concerns over Polk Street
Phase one of a downtown project includes a 700,000-square foot expansion of the George R. Brown Convention Center in the form of the GRB Houston South building, which will feature two exhibition halls, the largest ballroom in Texas and ground-level spaces for retail stores and restaurants. The project also calls for the abandonment of Polk Street — a critical connection between the East End and downtown.
Officials perform first shovel turns of I-45 expansion as protesters decry project
Rerouting I-45 through East Downtown Houston is a complicated, controversial, and pricey proposal.
‘Stop TxDOT I-45’ group calls for delay in community meeting due to Hurricane Beryl
Opponents of the North Houston Highway Improvement Project asked the Texas Department of Transportation to postpone a community meeting about the upcoming highway construction. They pointed to the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Beryl.
TxDOT holding public meetings about potential reconfiguration of I-45 in southeast Houston
As TxDOT prepares to start construction on its controversial expansion of I-45 near and north of downtown, the state agency is seeking community input about how it could reconfigure the 14-mile stretch of I-45 between Interstate 69/U.S. 59 near downtown and Beltway 8 to the southeast.
TxDOT holding public meetings in Houston ahead of construction for I-45 expansion project
A total of six community meetings will be held this week and next to address design and construction updates related to a $9.7 billion initiative to widen and reroute I-45 near and north of downtown.
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