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$407M I-10 Lifting Project Starts in Houston
Longest Immersed Tunnel Being Built...8
Boyd Gaming Building New Navada Casino...12 Crews take the first steps in preparation of ultimately lifting 1-10.
By Irwin Rapoport
Webber LLC began the first phase of the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) $407 million I-10 White Oak Bayou project on Houston’s West Side on Jan. 6, 2025. The goal is to lift a freeway segment above a 100-year floodplain along the White Oak Bayou, improving safety and mobility. The project was designed by HNTB. Project completion is expected by
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the end of 2029. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held on Jan. 25 beneath the I-10 overpass at Studemont Street where the work is beginning. The construction zone stretches 1.8 mi. from Heights Boulevard to the Interstate 45 direct connector and includes the reconstruction of the I-10 main lanes, the I-10 HOV lanes and the Houston Avenue Bridge. see WEBBER page 40
Relieving Parking Headaches Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25-39 Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders
Transportation Committee Hopes Expanded Network of Truck Parking Facilities Alleviates Driver Frustrations The trucking industry is overjoyed congressional transportation committee members have recognized the safety needs of truckers. Legislation was introduced this winter to authorize $755 million in grant funding to expand nationwide truck parking capacity. The Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act is much needed, said the Adobe Stock photo American Trucking Association (ATA), among A report compiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation found that 98 percent of truckers others. By Lucy Perry
& Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-64 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68-73 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
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see TRUCKS page 42
experience problems finding safe, secure parking.