Interstate 10 will be reduced to one lane at I-45 in downtown for the next three months! It's only been about five days since the initial closure, but from what I can tell, they are replacing perfectly good old concrete, with new scored concrete. The reason or motive behind this project, I have no idea. To me, the old pavement was perfectly functional.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6711015.html (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6711015.html)
According to the article, Federal stimulus dollars are paying for the project.
So, as I understand from this article, it is about the section between I-45 and US 59? That's the least traveled part of I-10 through Houston, but still a mess when there's only one lane.
Some impressions of that section in from Street View:
1. Just after the I-45 interchange.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi35.tinypic.com%2Fxc21av.jpg&hash=c10873437ecdd7687aa8cc30a12250b99c43e6b4)
2. At the White Oak Bayou bridge.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi37.tinypic.com%2F2m31ysn.jpg&hash=960ebd4a23ac070266a7396d3ed8c6df5c7cce8e)
3. Approaching the US 59 interchange.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi34.tinypic.com%2Favpv0m.jpg&hash=19e574d2176254ec5ee7d9b56b9fd60be92f03ff)