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Inner East Loop video [Staff Warning on OP]

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maroon barchetta
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Smeghead4761 said:

FYI

Hensel Park redevelopment, TxDOT projects on agenda for Brazos Valley Council of Governments meeting

"The committee will also hear a high-level briefing from TxDOT officials on major roadway projects in the region, addressing construction timelines and potential improvements to ease congestion and enhance safety."

Meeting is scheduled for noon Monday at BVCoG.


Leave the cool pavilion structure
AggiePhil
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maroon barchetta said:

Smeghead4761 said:

FYI

Hensel Park redevelopment, TxDOT projects on agenda for Brazos Valley Council of Governments meeting

"The committee will also hear a high-level briefing from TxDOT officials on major roadway projects in the region, addressing construction timelines and potential improvements to ease congestion and enhance safety."

Meeting is scheduled for noon Monday at BVCoG.


Leave the cool pavilion structure
Yeah, that's actually somewhat of a historic structure. Have come across newspaper articles about it from when it was built. I think it was designed by the same person who designed the old AMCHS auditorium (long since demolished). Definitely needs to be cleaned and spruced up though.
EBrazosAg
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I watched KBTX discuss BVCOG meeting today with TxDOT presentation. It seems that "I-214" is the new euphemism for the East Loop to be able to discuss it and fly under the radar. That's right - Interstate loop 214.
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Animal Eight 84
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Interesting report by TxDOT rep Doug Marino at today's Brazos Valley Council of Governments.

Top 5 road projects are
1. Widening of Hwy 6.
2. Widening of FM 2154 ( Wellborn)
3. Bush Underpass
4. Texas Avenue improvements
5. Interstate Loop 214.

Interstate 14 and Loop I-214 have no funding. Mr. Marino previously said this to me face-face and he said it again today on KBTX. It will take decades to complete.

Notably expansion of East Loop FM 2818 wasn't mentioned in the meeting or listed as a priority. Mr Marino also told me the unfunded I-214 has priority over an East Loop.

Don't expect East Brazos County development along an East Loop or outer Loop in this decade.



EBrazosAg
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Don't think that the county working on an East Loop and its ROW isn't anything but trying to set the route of I-214.
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EBrazosAg said:

I watched KBTX discuss BVCOG meeting today with TxDOT presentation. It seems that "I-214" is the new euphemism for the East Loop to be able to discuss it and fly under the radar. That's right - Interstate loop 214.
That's government transparency for ya.
Animal Eight 84
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EBrazosAg said:

Don't think that the county working on an East Loop and its ROW isn't anything but trying to set the route of I-214.
The corridor widths and layouts for the different proposals for East Loop FM2818 do not meet Interstate requirements.
PS3D
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EBrazosAg said:

Don't think that the county working on an East Loop and its ROW isn't anything but trying to set the route of I-214.
I-214 is a different project, even farther out than the proposed East Loop, and an actual highway rather than a "super-arterial" similar to FM 2818. You can see both on this map as previously linked ITT.
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Yeah they are pretty different routes and not interchangeable requirements. Plus txdot isn't doing inner loop, brazos county is. So not really a surprise they didn't speak on it.

My pitchfork is sharp and ready, but gonna save it for a different conspiracy I think.
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EBrazosAg said:

I watched KBTX discuss BVCOG meeting today with TxDOT presentation. It seems that "I-214" is the new euphemism for the East Loop to be able to discuss it and fly under the radar. That's right - Interstate loop 214.
I wonder why people call it I-214 loop? A loop typicall goes from a highway going around a town or something, and then back to the highway again. It doesnot loop I-14. Why not call it as it would be "H-6 Loop"?
Smeghead4761
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PS3D said:

EBrazosAg said:

Don't think that the county working on an East Loop and its ROW isn't anything but trying to set the route of I-214.
I-214 is a different project, even farther out than the proposed East Loop, and an actual highway rather than a "super-arterial" similar to FM 2818. You can see both on this map as previously linked ITT.
The county funded one is in purple on the linked map. It connects to FM 2818. For purposes of clarity, I call this one the "Inner East Loop"

The TxDoT funded one is blue on the map and will (if I'm reading the maps correctly) be a spur off the proposed I-14. Since it's further out, I think of this one as the "Outer East Loop"

And yes, 3-digit Interstate numbers that start with 2 are usually bypass type loops, like I-205 around Portland/Vancouver or I-295 around Richmond, VA.
 
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