Houston Has Always Had To Much Road Construction In One Area (Austin: houses, living in)

[DJboutit]

Who ever plans when are where the road construction is to take place the last 10 yrs so should be fire and sued $1billon. In the South Shepard Montrose area 60% of the streets are having working be done of them. Kirby @ 59 both side of the feeder road a down to one lane same with 59 @ South Shepard Also South Shepard @ Westheimer has road construction this is one of the worst 5 sections in town. If your gonna have road construct at this intersection there should be no road construction for at least 1.5mile away. Having 50% to 70% to the roads under construction in a 1.5 to 2 mile area is just outrageous Houston need better planning on this

[GTRdad]

meh. chinatown bellaire blvd has been a 2 way street for almost a year i think

[testmo]

What construction is blocking upwestheimer at shepard? Inner loop traffic is a whollllle lot better than killing yourself on 288, 290, woodlands parkway, kingwood dr, or that ridiculousness coming off the tollway and onto 288 north. If you happen to have been there earlier today i was the person in the black prius all red in the face and cursing. I hate driving to/from the suburbs. Id accept a job for even less money if i never have to drive out there again. I was on i10 west during lunch earlier this week and wanted to cry.

[Weatherguy]

Well at least you all are getting roads rebuilt all over the city. It does seem slow. The Kirby Drive reconstruction took years.

I'd love to see that kind of road rebuilding here in Austin. We rarely see that here, although pretty much the whole road network here needs to be rebuilt.

[Bad Haggis]

Originally Posted by testmo

What construction is blocking upwestheimer at shepard? Inner loop traffic is a whollllle lot better than killing yourself on 288, 290, woodlands parkway, kingwood dr, or that ridiculousness coming off the tollway and onto 288 north. If you happen to have been there earlier today i was the person in the black prius all red in the face and cursing. I hate driving to/from the suburbs. Id accept a job for even less money if i never have to drive out there again. I was on i10 west during lunch earlier this week and wanted to cry.

Mile for mile (per hour), the inner loop is a hell of a lot slower than the freeways, even during the worst of rush hours with heavy rains and floods.

I see what you did there though, shilling your spot and all...

[TVC15]

Originally Posted by testmo

What construction is blocking upwestheimer at shepard? Inner loop traffic is a whollllle lot better than killing yourself on 288, 290, woodlands parkway, kingwood dr, or that ridiculousness coming off the tollway and onto 288 north. If you happen to have been there earlier today i was the person in the black prius all red in the face and cursing. I hate driving to/from the suburbs. Id accept a job for even less money if i never have to drive out there again. I was on i10 west during lunch earlier this week and wanted to cry.

I can't relate to this anymore since I live in a state that allows you to split lanes on a motorcycle. I have sat on I-10 before and did cry.

[astrohip]

Originally Posted by DJboutit

Who ever plans when are where the road construction is to take place the last 10 yrs so should be fire and sued $1billon.<snip> If your gonna have road construct at this intersection there should be no road construction for at least 1.5mile away. Having 50% to 70% to the roads under construction in a 1.5 to 2 mile area is just outrageous Houston need better planning on this

Your basic complaint does have some premise. Let's take the reconstruction of the SWFwy feeder roads...

They are doing all of them at once. Seems like a ridiculous idea, and I would love to hear from a hwy engineer why this makes sense. If they worked on one section at a time, you could always find a way to exit earlier or later and still make your way where you need. For example, I need to get to Richmond & Buffalo. Feeder at Buffalo exit is under const, so I get off at Kirby or Weslayan and simply work my way over. May cost me an extra 2-4 minutes. But with Kirby and Weslayan feeders also under const, there is no escape, and regardless of exit, you will spend 5-10 minutes (or more) stuck in traffic.

Seems like incredibly poor planning.

Originally Posted by Bad Haggis

Wait, I thought everyone here is saying the inner loop is a utopia free of traffic?

Nope, no one said that. It's just you twisting words for your own pleasure again.

Do you ever actually post constructive comments, or simply pick on other's perceived faults?

[Schumacher713]

Many times the construction takes much longer because they are also putting in new sewers. That was the case when they redid Kirby. It took years to do it. I never complain about road construction. It is a good thing. I wish we would get more construction in Montrose. It is a high density area with probably the worst roads in Houston. Just drive down a different street. I live very close to Shepherd and Westheimer. It is not a big deal. They badly need to redo lower Westheimer. When they finally do that will be a mess. I had to deal with that Kirby mess for years. I lived in West U about 10 houses off Kirby. It was somewhat of a pain. I just avoided Kirby most of the time.

Also, it is almost a utopia free of traffic. There are just so many alternate routes you can take. I very rarely deal with it.

[EasilyAmused]

Honestly, what town are y'all living in?

The traffic ITL the is absolutely horrendous. Ever try to get to a game at St. John's from Bellaire at 5:15 pm? Ever try to get to Kirby and San Felipe from the Galleria at 6pm. Try to get from River Oaks to Rice Village at 5 or 6? Ever try to find a parking spot at the Richmond Costco on Sunday with Lakewood letting out?not to mention trying to around the aras DJ mentions...

Yeah there are backroads all over this town. I can get anywhere, even from the 10/Beltway to downtown in 30 minutes without a freeweay..but the potholes, no left turn lanes,the train, and untimed lights are maddening.

Look, I love the loop, but you can keep the traffic crawl and strut killing streets.

I have to love how some loopers think that its traffic free in there, and that 15 mph is an acceptable speed limit.Must be the "rarified air" you are breathing.

[EasilyAmused]

Originally Posted by testmo

. I hate driving to/from the suburbs. Id accept a job for even less money if i never have to drive out there again. I was on i10 west during lunch earlier this week and wanted to cry.

I thought you lived in Westbury...