mondoman7124chan gets it
After widening was completed in 2008, a portion of the highway west of Houston is now also believed to be the widest in the world, at 26 lanes when including feeders. - (Wikipedia)
Fuck.
And despite the extra lanes, it’s still gridlocked. Maybe they need just one more lane…
one more lane train rail
I e moved out of Houston but if i recall correctly they also removed the rail line that was adjacent to this highway for the expansion.
There was a killer hamburger place off like Gessner that i still miss.
An old railway running along the north side of the freeway was demolished in 2002 in preparation for construction which began in 2004.
Is Houston aware that some cities pay hundreds of millions of dollars to install a rail line to address this exact problem?
Well that stretch of highway is called the “energy corridor” and all the big oil companies have their headquarters there… bp, chevron, conoco, etc.
So to answer your question: No. they seem unaware.
Disused rail lines are a RoW life raft for American cities. I cycle in a very hilly area and rail trails and trails along waterways have nicely mild grades compared to the rest of the state. Electric trams could easily co-exist with a cycle path next to them. I just hope we’re smart enough to recognize these chunks of land as a gift from the past and not give them up or develop them inappropriately (aka freeway expansions)
possibly a catGreat, then it will be able to handle 27 cars on the road before traffic starts!
I will never understand the people who will always take a free lane, and yet will also always drive in pace with the car in the slower lane next to them.
It makes a pretty compelling case for expanding the death penalty.
“I SWEAR BRO JUST ONE MORE LANE, ONE MORE LANE WILL BE ENOUGH!!!”
Unironically a single bike lane off to the side might have eased up traffic.