Proposed Expansion of the North Freeway/I-45 Meeting

Title: Proposed Expansion of the North Freeway/I-45 Meeting
Location: Jefferson Davis High School, 1101 Quitman Street
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Description: Public meetings on Nov. 15 and Nov. 17 for I-45/North Freeway expansion Historic neighborhoods north of downtown in project’s path

After several years on hold, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has scheduled public meetings on the proposed expansion of the North Freeway/I-45 between downtown Houston and The Woodlands. As originally planned, the project would widen the North Freeway to 12 lanes – four northbound, four southbound and four managed lanes – inside Loop 610. Initial plans for the I-45 corridor would have resulted in a freeway similar in size to the widened I-10/Katy Freeway between Loop 610 and the Grand Parkway.

If the original proposals are carried out, the project will have significant impact on several historic neighborhoods, including the Woodland Heights Historic District, Near Northside National Register District and the Grota Homestead addition, which Texas Historical Commission has determined is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2011-11-15
End Time: 20:00