Can someone give me a breakdown of what is six-laned between Baytown and Louisiana? I know they've been doing a lot of construction work for years in that section. Also, that pavement is horrible. Texas knows how to make smooth urban interstates, but the rural ones (I-10, I-20, and I-30) are absolutely horrendous... narrow, bumpy, and loud. Are there plans to widen the whole interstate east of Houston to six lanes?
From what I saw when I last travelled down I-10, everything from Baytown east to the LA state line (Sabine River Bridge) is supposed to be upgraded to 6 lanes.
Currently, they are finishing the upgrade of I-10 in Jefferson and Orange counties, which includes getting rid of that horrid left exit at TX 12 in Vidor (replacing it with a right-exit direct connection flyover and overpass), as well as completing continuous one-way access roads and converting interchanges from crossroad-over to crossroad-under.
They're also replacing the Trinity River bridge, widening it to a six-lane facility..though it's unknown whether they will extend the six-lane upgrade east to the existing beginning of the six-lane segment at the TX 73 interchange.
Now..ir only Louisiana would man up and finish the widening of their section of I-10 west of Vinton and restripe the Sabine River bridge for six lanes...
Anthony
[Edit: Freudian slip on my part fixed....sorry. :sombrero: :sombrero:]
I want to see the "sex lane" area. TxDOT may have struck gold and a new way to raise funds :sombrero:
Quote from: rte66man on March 22, 2011, 10:03:31 AM
I want to see the "sex lane" area. TxDOT may have struck gold and a new way to raise funds :sombrero:
I bet the toll schedule makes for some very interesting reading, particularly if it is illustrated :nod:
Sorry about that....it has been fixed.
Must have been thinking about the I-69 extension when I typed that...dang keyboard slips. :pan: :pan: :pan:
Anthony