Houston Focuses On Lights, Debris
POSTED: Wednesday, October 1, 2008
UPDATED: 5:25 pm CDT October 1,
2008
  |
HOUSTON -- Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Ike, crews are still working hard to get Houston back to normal. Mayor Bill White said a lot of progress has been made, but more is needed, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.
Three Weeks After Ike, Houston Still Cleans Up: Ryan Korsgard Reports
White said the entire community faces two big problems -- fixing traffic lights and cleaning up debris."We know that our job is not finished within the city of Houston," he said. "We will have an estimated 5 million cubic yards of extra debris that will be removed. What does that mean? If you took this stuff and you piled it up in football fields, 6 feet high, it would be at least 390 football fields and counting."The city estimates that it is about 36 percent of the way through the pick up and expects to have completed a first pass through every neighborhood, soon."We have been slow in some areas because of the power line situation that we have with CenterPoint Energy. But we have certainly been making up a lot of ground with that," said Harry Hayes, the director of Solid Waste Management.City officials also said there has been progress with signal lights.Overall, there are more than 2,400 intersections with traffic lights. Nearly 1,900 have signals that are fully functional. Less than 10 percent have broken signals or no power."With the 500 to go, we think that by Monday's rush hour, Monday morning's rush hour, we'll have substantially all of the signals up and operational," said Mike Marcotte, the director of Public Works.FEMA said Houston set an all-time record for debris removal in a single day.The mayor said that removal rate is increasing each day. He said it will help if residents continue to separate wooden materials from the other trash.More Information:
Copyright 2008 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Three Weeks After Ike, Houston Still Cleans Up: Ryan Korsgard Reports White said the entire community faces two big problems -- fixing traffic lights and cleaning up debris."We know that our job is not finished within the city of Houston," he said. "We will have an estimated 5 million cubic yards of extra debris that will be removed. What does that mean? If you took this stuff and you piled it up in football fields, 6 feet high, it would be at least 390 football fields and counting."The city estimates that it is about 36 percent of the way through the pick up and expects to have completed a first pass through every neighborhood, soon."We have been slow in some areas because of the power line situation that we have with CenterPoint Energy. But we have certainly been making up a lot of ground with that," said Harry Hayes, the director of Solid Waste Management.City officials also said there has been progress with signal lights.Overall, there are more than 2,400 intersections with traffic lights. Nearly 1,900 have signals that are fully functional. Less than 10 percent have broken signals or no power."With the 500 to go, we think that by Monday's rush hour, Monday morning's rush hour, we'll have substantially all of the signals up and operational," said Mike Marcotte, the director of Public Works.FEMA said Houston set an all-time record for debris removal in a single day.The mayor said that removal rate is increasing each day. He said it will help if residents continue to separate wooden materials from the other trash.More Information:
Copyright 2008 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Grief counselors will help students in Pearland after two brothers died in a plane crash along with their grandfather, KPRC Local 2 reports.
Meanwhile, whether Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is associated with the Sept. 11 hijackers is something the FBI will probably look into, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
A welfare check on a family in Cleveland leads to the discovery of four bodies in an apparent
triple murder and a suicide.
The search for a missing cattle herder ends with the discovery of his body, KPRC Local 2 reports.
Ida loses strength as it makes its way across the Gulf.
Nov. 8, 2009: Grief counselors will help students in Pearland after two brothers died in a plane crash along with their grandfather. Lisa Baldwin reports.
Anthony Yanez
May 8, 2008: A giant sinkhole in Liberty County is swallowing everything in its path, KPRC Local 2 reports.
Nov. 7 2009: A traffic tie-up is expected to impact traffic into the work week.
One of 2 police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan before kicking the man's weapon away, handcuffing him and ending the nation's worst killing spree on a military base.
The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included several people who shared the same profession as the alleged shooter. Here is a look at the victims.
A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 13 people dead and 31 wounded.
Viewers send their favorite pictures to KPRC Local 2 meteorologists to feature on air. Send your submission to hotshots@click2houston.com and watch Local 2 to see if it's picked.
The Wings Over Houston Airshow was held at Ellington Field on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2009. More than 80,000 people attended. Check out some of the viewers who visited the KPRC booth.
The Wings Over Houston Airshow was held at Ellington Field last weekend. More than 80,000 people attended. Check out the viewers who visited the KPRC Local 2 booth.
Email Alerts
RSS News Feeds
Mobile
Live Streams
Slideshows
Video
Search
