Houston City Council approves $45M worth of road improvements

HOUSTON – Mayor Sylvester Turner and Commissioner Gene Locke have orchestrated an arrangement to fix some of Houston's streets.

Houston City Council approved $45 million in planned projects. The projects will be paid for by Harris County Precinct 1 and the county.

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“Houstonians are more concerned about seeing results than they are about which governmental entity is paying for them,” said Mayor Turner. “This is government working together to meet the needs of our shared constituents. It is city/county cooperation at its best.”

The county has already began work on about seven miles of city streets, including work around NRG Stadium in anticipation of Super Bowl LI in February.

Wednesday's vote clears the way for an additional five plus miles of city streets to be totally reconstructed or overlaid with asphalt in the next four months.

The following city street segments were included in Wednesday's council action:

  • Amboy/Wayne from Liberty Road to Quitman
  • Carr Street from Mills to Quitman
  • Hiram Clarke Rd. from Beltway 8 to W. Fuqua
  • Lee Street from Semmes to Jensen
  • Noble Street from Jensen to Semmes
  • Ruth Street from Scott Street to dead-end
  • Scott Street from Elgin to Old Spanish Trail
  • Semmes Street from Lorraine to Campbell
  • Sumpter Street from Semmes to Jensen
  • Waco/Hirsch from I -10 to Clinton Drive

Council’s previous action included:

  • Ardmore from Holcombe to Holly Hall
  • Bellfort from SH 288 to MLK Blvd.
  • Buffalo Speed Way from W. Fuqua to Anderson Road
  • Crosstimbers from IH 45 to Shepherd Drive
  • El Rio from IH 610 to Holly Hall
  • Holly Hall from Fannin to SH 288
  • Homestead Road from Laura Koppe to Parker
  • Knight Road from IH 610 to Fannin
  • McNee from South Main to Kirby
  • Yellowstone from SH 288 to Scott

In order to facilitate this agreement, the city must temporarily transfer these streets to the Harris County Road Log. Once the work is finished, the streets will be transferred back to the city’s jurisdiction for ongoing maintenance.