{"id":59299,"date":"2022-05-27T22:54:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T03:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59299"},"modified":"2022-05-27T22:54:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T03:54:05","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-may-27th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/05\/27\/texas-bicycling-news-may-27th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News May 27th 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pivotal Heights-area bridge long closed reopens to walkers and bikers<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Steven Devadanam | houston.culturemap.com<\/h4>\n

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A vital and long-unused bridge in a buzzing Houston neighborhood is set to reopen.<\/p>\n

The M-K-T Bridge, located in The Heights near White Oak Bayou, will be accessible to users on Friday, May 27, the Houston Parks Board announced. A key artery for walkers and joggers, the bridge spans over the bayou at I-10 near Studemont Street. Out of use since it was significantly damaged by a fire in August 2020, the bridge reopens after repairs began in March.<\/p>\n

This reopening is actually ahead of schedule, as the bridge was set to open this summer, as CultureMap previously reported. It provides a pivotal outlet for those who use the M-K-T Trail, which connects The Heights to Sawyer Yards and the Washington Avenue Corridor area.<\/p>\n

To celebrate the reopening, a …<\/p>\n

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I-35 Capital Express South Project is Approved for Construction<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.txdot.gov<\/h4>\n

The Texas Transportation Commission has approved a $547.6 million contract to build the I-35 Capital Express South project. The project will add two high-occupancy-vehicle lanes in each direction along I-35 from SH 71\/Ben White Boulevard to SH 45 Southeast. In addition to the new capacity, the project will also construct intersection bypass lanes and improve pedestrian and bicycle paths. Fluor Corporation was awarded the construction contract.<\/p>\n

The Commission also approved a $3.5 million contract to extend the pedestrian barrier along I-35. The barrier is designed to deter pedestrians from trying to cross the interstate and instead use crosswalks for pedestrian access. Once complete, the pedestrian barrier will extend along 25 miles of I-35 from SH 45 Southeast to Greenlawn Boulevard in Round Rock. …<\/p>\n

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Reopening of M-K-T Bridge celebrated as crucial recreational, mobility win<\/a><\/h2>\n

Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h4>\n

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Two blocks north of White Oak Bayou, Billy Pyle, 26, was still smiling about his first trip across the M-K-T Trail bike bridge.<\/p>\n

\u201cHello, old friend,\u201d Pyle said between catching his breath at mile 16 of his Friday morning ride.<\/p>\n

The bridge, spanning White Oak Bayou near where the Heights Hike and Bike Trail and M-K-T Trail converge, reopened Friday \u2014 646 days after a fire closed the critical trail link.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been two years, but it feels good to be out here, Mayor Sylvester Turner said during a late-morning celebration.<\/p>\n

Riders and runners, however, did not …<\/p>\n

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Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n

SUMMER SERIES????????????
Posted @withregram<\/a> \u2022 @mtbsanantonio SAKOB Summer Series at McAllister Park
Proceeds go to support San Antonio Kids On Bikes (SAKOB), a 501c3 nonprofit. pic.twitter.com\/sTrtmIKnJc<\/a><\/p>— STORM (@STORM_MTB) May 27, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>