{"id":48104,"date":"2019-04-04T23:45:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T04:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=48104"},"modified":"2019-04-04T23:45:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T04:45:58","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-4th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-4th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 4th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Texas Officials Plan Open House Showcasing Key I-35 Enhancements<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Tony Cantu | www.patch.com<\/h3>\n

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WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The Texas Department of Transportation will conduct an open house to discuss proposed mobility and safety improvements at I-35 from SE Inner Loop to RM 1431 southbound.<\/p>\n

The gathering is scheduled for Thursday, April 4, at Carver Elementary School Cafeteria, located at 4901 Scenic Lake Dr. in Georgetown. It’s scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to provide an …<\/p>\n

… The project will also improve the intersection at I-35 and SE Inner Loop, construct a westbound to southbound continuous flow intersection at Westinghouse Road, improve the existing southbound I-35 frontage road from north of SE Inner Loop to RM 1431, reverse the entrance\/exit ramps along the southbound I-35 frontage road between SE Inner Loop and RM 1431, and add bicycle and pedestrian sidewalks and paths.<\/p>\n

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Seven Million Bucks and Three More Years To Open New Bridge. Maybe.<\/a><\/h2>\n

JIM SCHUTZE | www.dallasobserver.com<\/h3>\n

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The Margaret McDermott Bridge over the Trinity River in downtown Dallas is the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ne\u00e2\u20ac\u2122er-do-well relative who shows up every year or so for yet another handout. Is it a mercy for us to give her more money, or have we just become codependent?<\/p>\n

Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the $115 million hike and bike bridge was scheduled to open two years ago. It remains closed because the engineering firm in charge of construction insists the bridge, …<\/p>\n

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87-year-old Corpus Christi man debuts new bicycle after his old one is stolen<\/a><\/h2>\n

Brenda Matute | kztv10.com<\/h3>\n