Topic – Roads
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Study: Non-road users paying for increasing share of road costs
$70 billion in 2007
Study shows that taxes and fees not directly related to highway use and bonds paid for almost half of nationwide road construstion and maintenance in 2007.
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TTC funds 610/290/I-10 interchange fixes
Small beginning to large plan
The Texas Transportation Commission allocated $310 million to an initial phase of fixing the congested interchange at 610 / 290 / I-10
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Harris County withdraws Grand Parkway Seg E funding
Stimulus funds to be shifted
Commissioners voted on October 27 to request that the Texas Transportation Commission reallocate funds intended for proposed Grand Parkway Segment E.
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Corps of Engineers asks for comments about Segment E wetlands permit
Deadline: Sept. 18
The public comment deadline for the permit, which would allow for the destruction of wetlands to build Segment E, is September 18.
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Emmett: MUDs should consider incorporation or annexation
Says County can't do the job
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett thinks Northwest Houston should think about incorporating or annexation by Houston in order to deal with failing utilities
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Oberstar wants transportation bill to provide modal equity
Leak: two page memo of ideas
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar laid out his vision for the transportation reauthorization bill
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The Case for Segment E
6,983 people - 0.4% of County
As previously reported, Harris County Commissioners Court is possibly moving forward with building Segment E of the proposed 180 mile…
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