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CIVIC OPPORTUNITIES MASTER PLANNORTH HOUSTON HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
APRIL 2019
Infrastructure Connectivity ProjectsApproach
Bring communities together rather than divide them by:• Facilitating multi-modal linkages between the city’s districts, neighborhoods and
public spaces
• Improving the quality of life for its citizens by ensuring that all have access tovibrant public open spaces
• Creating a sense of community by restoring neighborhood connections
Infrastructure Connectivity Projects
Chicago 606
Atlanta Beltline The Highline NYC
5th Street Bridge Atlanta
Klyde Warren Park Dallas
The NHHIP is divided into 3 Segments:
• Segment 1: I-45: Beltway 8 to I-610 (9 mi)
• Segment 2: I-45: I-610 to I-10 (3 mi)
• Segment 3: Downtown Loop System (12.3 mi)
• Total: 24 miles
North Houston Highway Improvement ProjectTotal Project Area
Segments 1, 2 & 3 Segment 3
North Houston Highway Improvement ProjectSegment 3 – January 2018
New Highway AlignmentSegment 3
Bayous Trails NetworkSegment 3
EADO
THIRDWARD
MIDTOWN
FOURTHWARD
NORTHSIDE
FIFTHWARD
FIRSTWARD SIXTH
WARD
Bike NetworkSegment 3
EADO
THIRDWARD
MIDTOWNFOURTHWARD
NORTHSIDE
FIFTHWARD
BUFFALO BAYOU
New Open Space Opportunities
PIERCECORRIDOR
Segment 3
North Houston Highway Improvement ProjectSegment 3 – January 2019
NHHIP – Master Plan
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NHHIP – Existing Highways
Pierce Corridor
EaDo Cap
Westside
Fourth Ward
Northside
Midtown
NHHIP – Civic Opportunities
Northside – Open Space
Pierce Corridor – Signature Park
EaDo Cap – Deck Park
Westside – Open Space
Fourth Ward – Deck Park
Midtown – Deck Park
Fourth Ward - Andrews St Cap
Pierce Corridor – Pierce Skypark
EaDo – EaDo Cap Park
Fifth Ward - Frostown Crossing
Buffalo Bayou – Market Place
Midtown - Almeda Cap/Bridge
Midtown – Civic Opportunities
Midtown Aerial - Before
Midtown Aerial - After
Midtown – Cap Parks
FANNIN CAP WHEELER/CAROLINE CAP ALMEDA CAP/BRIDGE
Midtown – Fannin Cap
Gathering SpaceOver Cafe
Multi-modal Connections
Walkable, Active Spaces
Midtown – Wheeler/ Caroline Cap
Art, Cultural Plaza
Water Feature as aPlay Feature
Walkable, Active Spaces
Midtown – Wheeler / Caroline CapDeck Construction – Utilities
Midtown – Wheeler / Caroline CapDeck Construction – Box Beam Plan
Midtown – Wheeler / Caroline CapDeck Construction – Box Beam Plan
Midtown – Wheeler / Caroline CapDeck Construction – Box Beam Section
Midtown – Wheeler / Caroline CapDeck Construction – Above Deck Plan
MAIN STBRIDGE TYPE 4
SAN JACINTO STBRIDGE TYPE 3
AUSTIN STBRIDGE TYPE 4
LA BRANCH STBRIDGE TYPE 4
CLEBURNE STBRIDGE TYPE 4
Midtown – Bridges
ALMEDA STBRIDGE TYPE 4
Montrose Underpass - Before
Montrose Bridge - After
Midtown – Montrose Bridge
6’PedestrianRealm
6’PedestrianRealm
Midtown - Montrose BridgeLesson Learned
Midtown - Garden Bridge
10’ - 15’Pedestrian andBike Realm
Midtown - Garden Bridge
City of Houston Street CrossingsCoordination with TxDOT
City of Houston Street CrossingsBridge Types
City of Houston Street CrossingsBridge Types
City of Houston Street CrossingsBridge Types
City of Houston Street CrossingsBridge Types
Midtown - Garden Bridge
Midtown - Garden Bridge
Midtown - Garden BridgeBridge Railing
TYPICAL GARDEN BRIDGEAUSTIN ST
TxDOT Design Build Schedule- Segment 3• Request for Qualifications April 2019• Short list proposers August 2019• Issue Draft Request for Proposals September 2019• Final EIS/ ROD Late 2019• Issue Final Request for Proposals March 2020• (Design-Bid-Build project letting August 2020)• Proposal Submissions to TxDOT September 2020• Recommend Conditional Award October 2020• Contract execution January 2021• Early construction start Late spring 2021