Texas Transportation Thread (Roads, Rails & Skies)

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · Nov 10, 2013

Texas Highways and Interstates

Texas Highways and Interstates

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jonathaninATX

· #61 · Oct 10, 2014

Fort Worth - San Antonio rail would be nice.

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dollaztx

· #62 · Oct 11, 2014

jonathaninATX said:
Fort Worth - San Antonio rail would be nice.

And eventually to Monterrey would be even better. From what I have read they are keeping a close eye on us to see if something does get built and if so what type so that they can be compatible to connect them.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1702040&page=14

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FastFerrari

· #63 · Oct 14, 2014

FLAWDA-FELLA said:
For the life of me, I can't tell exactly where this interchange is located. Perhaps it is Hwy 90 coming from the west side going eastbound into San Antonio?

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jonathaninATX

· #64 · Nov 4, 2014

The MoPac Expressway Way Expansion

http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/...o-prevent-mopac-project-fall-behind-schedule/

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #65 · Nov 17, 2014

El Paso Loop 375 Extension Now Called 'Border West Expressway'

Ground broken this week on the $500 million elevated freeway project.

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dollaztx

· #66 · Feb 18, 2015

Bullet train developer identifies preferred Dallas-Houston route

The private company developing a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston told federal officials today it wants to focus on just one possible route.

Texas Central Railway is recommending building the line on what’s called “the utility corridor,” which is the orange line on the map. That route includes a large amount of right of way already being used for utilities throughout the state. It was also focusing on a route alongside freight lines.

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #67 · Mar 6, 2015

Tough sledding on the High Five:

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/category/traffic-accidents/

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Dariusb

· #68 · Mar 6, 2015

Love this thread! I used to go to a site called Texas Freeways but stopped going because the info/pics weren't being updated so thank you to everyone who has contributed to this thread. You've made one road geek happy.

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triodegradable

· #69 · Mar 9, 2015

nice pucture the last one

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zaphod

· #70 · Mar 9, 2015

Dumb question, what purpose does the downtown-sunland park segment of the planned Border West expressway serve when it is almost directly adjacent to I-10?

Does I-10 actually have significant traffic for enough of the day that a reasonable person would pay a toll?

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urbanaturalist

· #71 · Mar 10, 2015

"High Speed and Intercity Rail: Connecting Texas" Conference

http://events.r20.constantcontact.c...trant?llr=gbublqsab&oeidk=a07ea93ixed90e367e7

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Thursday March 26, 2015 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM CDT
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Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne
Sterling Student Center
3rd Floor
Houston, TX 77004

"High Speed and Intercity Rail: Connecting Texas"
Texas Southern University - Department of Transportation Studies hosts its Spring 2015 Conference: "High Speed and Intercity Rail: Connecting Texas." The conference features a Breakfast and Luncheon Keynote Speaker as well as two panel discussions with industry leaders and experts on rail, regional planning, local transportation, and development.

Breakfast Keynote Speaker - Lisa Nungesser, Ph.D., Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.

Luncheon Keynote Speaker - Allan Rutter, Texas Transportation Institute, Former U.S. DOT Federal Railroad Administrator

Panelists:

Robert Eckels, Texas Central Railway

Maureen Crocker, Gulf Coast Rail District

Joe Black, Lone Star Rail District

Mark Werner, Texas Department of Transportation (Rail Division)

Peter LeCody, Texas Rail Advocates

Kevin Feldt, North Central Texas Council of Governments

Alan Clark, Houston-Galveston Area Council

Lauren Barrash, The Houston Wave

Ashby Johnson, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

John Breeding, Uptown Houston Association

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #72 · Mar 30, 2015

zaphod said:
Dumb question, what purpose does the downtown-sunland park segment of the planned Border West expressway serve when it is almost directly adjacent to I-10?

Does I-10 actually have significant traffic for enough of the day that a reasonable person would pay a toll?

It actually completes Loop 375 by linking I-10 with the Border Highway. the elevated section will take traffic south of I-10 and downtown and move traffic east to the bridges. (route in blue below)

I-10 through El Paso is very congested due to the growth of the city as well as the immense cross-country truck traffic.

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #73 · Mar 30, 2015

IH 35 bridge work in Dallas:

Huey helicopter flight over Dallas by jennifere335, on Flickr

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LAYiddo

· #74 · Mar 30, 2015

desertpunk said:
^^r

I was up there before Xmas and was amazed at the amount of road construction going on near downtown.

We need some more of that in H Town *cough Westpark Tollway*

:banana::banana:

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #75 · Apr 2, 2015

The long-awaited Montana Freeway in far east El Paso is becoming a reality:

Montana Expressway? Images Show View of Future US 62/180 Freeway

A local design firm has unveiled renderings of what an eventual new East El Paso freeway may look like once completed. Plans were revealed by the Texas Department of Transportation in 2013 that show a miles-long stretch of Montana Avenue becoming an expressway east of Yarbrough Drive.

Neomedia Design Group of El Paso posted several images online depicting multiple major intersections along the freeway, including at George Dieter Drive, Saul Kleinfeld Drive, and Rich Beem Boulevard.

Major interchanges will include direct connector ramps at Loop 375/Joe Battle Boulevard and Yarbrough Drive/Global Reach Drive.

Initially the freeway was to begin taking up traffic just east of the airport but will instead begin further east on Montana Ave. Presumably it could eventually go as far east as Hudspeth County if current development trends in that area continue.

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Dariusb

· #76 · Apr 2, 2015

What is the main reason for the construction of all the freeways in El Paso? Is it to relieve traffic off of I-10 or to serve other fast growing areas of the city?

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #77 · Apr 3, 2015

Dariusb said:
What is the main reason for the construction of all the freeways in El Paso? Is it to relieve traffic off of I-10 or to serve other fast growing areas of the city?

That as well as the fact that for decades El Paso saw little new freeway infrastructure investment. That became one rallying point for those that promote El Paso seceding from Texas. The state legislature finally came around 10 years ago and now it's raining freeways in El Paso.

I-10 is a serious bottleneck because it not only serves a growing El Paso but the global supply chain. It connects the ports in LA to the factories and warehouses in the Borderland and to major cities in Texas and the Southeast. A similar bottleneck existed for the Union Pacific rail lines going through El Paso until a huge new intermodal yard was built in nearby Santa Teresa NM.

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