Do you favor a plan to build elevated lanes down the middle of loop 610 from I-10 to US 59? (Houston: homes, neighborhood)

[Jack Lance]

A proposal for elevated lanes along Loop 610 West offers hope to motorists weary of fighting some of the state's worst congestion, but concerns about environmental impacts linger.

The Texas Department of Transportation last week offered the public a glimpse of the plan, which calls for two elevated lanes in each direction from Interstate 10 to U.S. 59. The lanes might be tolled.





Elevated lanes raise hopes for Loop 610 relief - Houston Chronicle

[curbur]

No, I don't like the current design. The biggest influx of traffic is those coming from 59 to 610 or vica versa, yet none of those drivers will be able to utilize the express lanes. In addition to that if I'm not mistaken, they're gonna add entrance and exit ramps on 610 in between the 290 interchange and I-10 interchange? Sounds like the bottleneck right there is about to get a lot worse. If endless money existed I would say double deck this portion of 610 but it won't haopen.

[gwarnecke]

These lanes do NOT go from Hwy 59 to I-10 - in fact, they have access to neither. As planned, seems like a lot of money for limited benefit.

Autonomobiles cannot get here quickly enough...

[HookTheBrotherUp]

I say yes, it is not like it is going through a neighborhood of family homes. Plus, the top will be an express, people will zip by the Galleria in less than a few minutes. They most likely will construct it to mitigate the noise, but again, it is not like there is a backyard with a swing set every inch of the way. Something has to be done, better do it now, it will never get cheaper in the future, a lesson we've learned already when rail was proposed 30+ years ago.

[chris_ut]

Sounds good in theory but look how it turned out on I-35 in Austin

[astrohip]

Yes, do it.

The problem is they are only going to add TWO lanes (in each direction). Not nearly enough added lanes. Six months later, they'll be discussing how to add more lanes to it.

Just make it 4 in each direction and be done with it.

[curbur]

Originally Posted by astrohip

Yes, do it.

The problem is they are only going to add TWO lanes (in each direction). Not nearly enough added lanes. Six months later, they'll be discussing how to add more lanes to it.

Just make it 4 in each direction and be done with it.

Right, it needs to be fully double decked from 59 to I-10.

[Texas Ag 93]

Originally Posted by Jack Lance

The lanes might be tolled.

I bet they wouldn't do that, would they?

[gsmj]

We need direct expressways all over this metro, elevated or not: I-10 west, I-45 north and south, US-59 south, and especially some solution that would allow traffic using 610 west loop as a connector to pass through without having to slowing for entering/exiting vehicles.

I don't think they would benefit 288 however. I hardly ever see anyone exiting 610 when headed downtown. It just needs to be expanded and the Beltway 8 intersection sorely needs its own flyovers.

[ptt]

What we need is sky train system.