{"id":410122,"date":"2026-08-18T20:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/410122\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:30:08","slug":"montrose-officials-aim-to-improve-safety-along-roadways-heights-river-oaks-montrose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/410122\/","title":{"rendered":"Montrose officials aim to improve safety along roadways | Heights &#8211; River Oaks &#8211; Montrose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two transportation projects by the Montrose Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone are slated to start construction in late 2026, including the controversial West Alabama Street reconstruction project and a streetlight audit aimed at identifying gaps in lighting.<\/p>\n<p>Check out these three local road projects going on in the area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/heights-river-oaks-montrose\/transportation\/project-officials-host-second-open-house-for-west-alabama-street-roadway-reconstruction-project\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1. West Alabama Street reconstruction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project: West Alabama Street from Spur 527 to Shepherd Drive in the Montrose neighborhood will undergo a full roadway reconstruction that includes new sidewalks, replacement of existing traffic signals, drainage improvements and street lighting.<\/p>\n<p>Update: The Montrose TIRZ board held a virtual open house on the project Aug. 3, with the comment period ending Aug. 17. Results will be shared at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>Timeline: Late 2026-2028Cost: $28.5 millionFunding source: Montrose TIRZ<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/heights-river-oaks-montrose\/transportation\/montrose-tirz-to-look-at-streetlight-audit-for-neighborhood-safety\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2. Streetlight Audit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project: The Montrose TIRZ board will conduct an audit of streetlights throughout the neighborhood to identify gaps in where lighting isn\u2019t present or is too far apart to address safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Update: Board officials unanimously approved the study during the July 20 meeting that will involve coordinating with CenterPoint Energy to provide the TIRZ with all locations of their existing streetlights.<\/p>\n<p>Timeline: Starting in AugustCost: $16,444Funding source: Montrose TIRZ<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/heights-river-oaks-montrose\/transportation\/i-45-north-freeway-to-undergo-bridge-repairs-bringing-lane-closures\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3. I-45 North Freeway<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project: The I-45 North Houston Highway Improvement Project is a $13 billion Texas Department of Transportation project that involves widening I-45 from downtown to Beltway 8 and involves multiple changes, including new routes, drainage and lane changes.<\/p>\n<p>Update: Bridge repairs were completed at Crosstimbers Street in July.<\/p>\n<p>Timeline: July 10-July 11, 2026Cost: TBDFunding source: TxDOT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two transportation projects by the Montrose Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone are slated to start construction in late 2026,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1604,56,58,57,143261,143260,223,2628,840,7493,143259],"class_list":["post-410122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-community-impact","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-i-45-north-freeway-project","tag-montrose-tirz-streetlight-audit","tag-news","tag-projects","tag-transportation","tag-update","tag-west-alabama-street-reconstruction-project"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}