{"id":60874,"date":"2022-12-20T22:58:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T04:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=60874"},"modified":"2022-12-20T22:58:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T04:58:33","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-december-20th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/20\/texas-bicycling-news-december-20th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News December 20th, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Christmas at the Children\u2019s Center<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Sandy Barber | www.ntxe-news.com<\/h4>\n

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Fannin County, Texas — In all, 188 children received Christmas gifts from the Fannin County Children\u2019s Center, thanks to a generous community and many hard-working volunteers and staff.<\/p>\n

For the third year in a row, the Children\u2019s Center created a pop-up store to serve the children served by CASA and the Children\u2019s Advocacy Center. Some CASA children were still served the traditional way. The pop-up store gave parents, caregivers or advocates an opportunity to select presents for their children. Each child got one or more books and either a coat, hoodie or pair of shoes. Each family got one family board game, wrapping paper and gift bags. Caregivers were also able to select toys and other gifts using a point system which gave each child 5-10 gifts. …<\/p>\n

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Texas & Louisiana On the Scene: December 2022<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.enr.com<\/h4>\n

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On Nov. 30, Fluor Corp. announced that its joint venture with Balfour Beatty Infrastructure had completed construction of the $666-million, 10-mile-long Interstate 35-E and U.S. 67 Southern Gateway project in Dallas with all highway lanes officially dedicated and open to traffic. The Fluor-led joint venture was selected in 2017 by the Texas Dept. of Transportation as the design-build and capital maintenance team for the reconstruction and improvement project located along Interstate 35E and U.S. 67 in Dallas. \u201cThis is one of the many vital infrastructure projects to improve the I-35E corridor in Dallas in response to business and population expansion in one of the country\u2019s most dynamic regions,\u201d stated Thomas Nilsson, president of Fluor\u2019s infrastructure business. …<\/p>\n

… Just two weeks prior, in mid-November, Fluor was celebrating another major milestone for a different Texas DOT contract, this time the groundbreaking of the Interstate 35 Capital Express South project. The project\u2014awarded to Fluor in 2022\u2019s second quarter\u2014will add two non-tolled high-occupancy vehicle managed lanes in each direction along I-35 from SH 71\/Ben White Boulevard to SH 45 Southeast. The project also will include the reconstruction of bridges and the addition of pedestrian and bicycle paths. This section of I-35 carries an average of 150,000 vehicles per day …<\/p>\n

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Houston\u2019s MKT Trail Spur Connector now open in the Heights<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Sofia Gonzalez | www.bizjournals.com<\/h4>\n

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The $1.2 million project includes 850 feet of a 10-foot-wide concrete hike-and-bike trail, along with stormwater upgrades, a retaining wall and safety railings.<\/p>\n

New MKT Spur Connector improves bike, hike access in Houston Heights<\/a><\/h2>\n

Ashley Brown | www.houstonpublicmedia.org<\/h4>\n

The connector was completed a few months ago and the city has since added additional safety railings and retaining walls and stormwater drainage to help prevent flooding along the trails.<\/p>\n

Hike and bike trail connectivity has just gotten better in the Houston Heights area now that work on a new connector is complete. The City of Houston held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday to celebrate the new MKT Spur Connector that connects the MKT and White Oak Bayou Greenway Trails.<\/p>\n

The $1.2 million project is a 850 ft. long and 10 ft. wide trail that allows residents to travel from the MKT Hike and Bike Trail to Stude Park, connecting to what used to be a dead end under Studemont Street.<\/p>\n

"The MKT Spur Connector fills a major gap for the city’s bike network," said …<\/p>\n

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Fast Group Cycling 2022<\/a><\/h2>\n

Veloharmony | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n

Our content provides group rides with narrated cycling tips, product reviews, bicycle maintenance and cycling training videos to help you go further and faster on each and every ride.<\/p>\n

If you’re in the North Houston area and would like to ride with us: https:\/\/groupme.com\/join_group\/876488…<\/p>\n

Prologue: 00:00\nRoute Map: 00:33\nAlden Village Center: 01:50\nFM 1488 West: 02:57\nHwy 149: 24:08\nJackson Road: 32:49\nFM 1486 Northbound to Mount Maria Road: 47:38\nBonus Material: 58:59<\/p>\n