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Repairs are beginning on a pedestrian bridge along the MKT trail several months after it was found to have "severe structural damage," according to Houston Public Works.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #Transportation #Construction #HoganStreetBridge #HoustonBridges #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonTrails #MKTTrail
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Houston Public Works expects to raise water bills to fund a $4.2 billion overhaul of the East Water Purification Plant, which the department says supplies water to about 1.9 million of the 2.1 million Houstonians served by the city’s water system.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #EastWaterPurificationPlant #HoustonCityCouncil #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWaterBills #HoustonWaterSystem
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The Montrose bridges that extend across Interstate 69 in Houston will be illuminated again after nearly $50,000 in repairs.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #PublicSafety #Transportation #AbbieKamin #HoustonBridges #HoustonFirstCorporation #HoustonPublicWorks #Montrose #MontroseBridges
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The Montrose bridges that extend across Interstate 69 in Houston will be illuminated again after nearly $50,000 in repairs.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #PublicSafety #Transportation #AbbieKamin #HoustonBridges #HoustonFirstCorporation #HoustonPublicWorks #Montrose #MontroseBridges
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The Montrose bridges that extend across Interstate 69 in Houston will be illuminated again after nearly $50,000 in repairs.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #PublicSafety #Transportation #AbbieKamin #HoustonBridges #HoustonFirstCorporation #HoustonPublicWorks #Montrose #MontroseBridges
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The Montrose bridges that extend across Interstate 69 in Houston will be illuminated again after nearly $50,000 in repairs.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #PublicSafety #Transportation #AbbieKamin #HoustonBridges #HoustonFirstCorporation #HoustonPublicWorks #Montrose #MontroseBridges
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The Montrose bridges that extend across Interstate 69 in Houston will be illuminated again after nearly $50,000 in repairs.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #PublicSafety #Transportation #AbbieKamin #HoustonBridges #HoustonFirstCorporation #HoustonPublicWorks #Montrose #MontroseBridges
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After the City of Houston removed cyclist protections along Heights Boulevard and Austin Street, advocates for a contentious safety project on 11th Street in the Heights neighborhood are worried it could be next on the chopping block.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #PublicSafety #Traffic #Transportation #11thStreet #11thStreetRedesign #HoustonBikeLanes #HoustonHeights #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPublicWorks
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As Houston’s cycling infrastructure continues to be a hot topic among city residents, Houston Parks Board President Beth White said coordination between departments is important to bridge the gap between park trails and city streets.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Transportation #BayouGreenways #HoustonBikeLanes #HoustonBikeTrails #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonParksBoard #HoustonPublicWorks
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Houston residents can expect to see increases on their water bills starting in April as part of the city’s five-year plan to fund its sewer system repairs.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #CleanWaterAct #Epa #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWaterBills #MayorJohnWhitmire
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More than 20 protesters lined the Heights Boulevard bike lane Tuesday afternoon, days after Houston Public Works removed physical protections known as “armadillos” that separated cyclists from vehicular traffic.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #Protests #Traffic #Transportation #BikeHouston #HeightsBoulevardBikeLane #HoustonBikeLanes #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPublicWorks #StreetSafety
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Houston Public Works removed cyclist safety protections, known as “armadillos,” that separated a bike lane from vehicular traffic along Heights Boulevard from Interstate 10 through Washington Avenue.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #HoustonMayor #Infrastructure #Local #News #PublicSafety #Transportation #AbbieKamin #BikeHouston #HeightsBoulevard #HeightsBoulevardBikeLane #HoustonPublicWorks #ProtectedBikeLanes
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A critical link in Houston’s bike-lane network between downtown and Midtown reopened Thursday morning after reporting from Houston Public Media and complaints from BikeHouston.
#CityOfHouston #Development #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Transportation #AustinStreetBikeLane #BikeLanes #BikeHouston #ConstructionProjects #HoustonPublicWorks #Midtown
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The Houston Public Works department is seeking $15 billion for a new water plant and wastewater improvements to prevent a “catastrophic failure,” according to the city’s water director.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWater #HoustonWaterLeaks #HoustonWaterSystem #WastewaterTreatmentPlant #WaterTreatmentPlant
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A former Houston Public Works employee accused of funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to a family member's business will serve 10 years in prison after accepting a plea deal on Tuesday.
#Court #News #CityOfHouston #ConstructionContracts #HoustonPublicWorks #WaterLineRepairScheme
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Houston Public Works introduced a new city engineer on Wednesday who left a controversial legacy in Buffalo, New York.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #HoustonCityCouncil #HoustonCityEngineer #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWater #OJMcFoy #OfficeOfTheCityEngineer
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To drip, or not to drip, that is the question on many Houston-area residents' minds as the region prepares for the anticipated hard freeze and potential historic snowfall.
#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Weather #BurstPipes #FrozenPipes #HoustonHardFreeze #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWinterStorm
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To drip, or not to drip, that is the question on many Houston-area residents' minds as the region prepares for the anticipated hard freeze and potential historic snowfall.
#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Weather #BurstPipes #FrozenPipes #HoustonHardFreeze #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWinterStorm
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To drip, or not to drip, that is the question on many Houston-area residents' minds as the region prepares for the anticipated hard freeze and potential historic snowfall.
#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Weather #BurstPipes #FrozenPipes #HoustonHardFreeze #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWinterStorm
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To drip, or not to drip, that is the question on many Houston-area residents' minds as the region prepares for the anticipated hard freeze and potential historic snowfall.
#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Weather #BurstPipes #FrozenPipes #HoustonHardFreeze #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWinterStorm
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To drip, or not to drip, that is the question on many Houston-area residents' minds as the region prepares for the anticipated hard freeze and potential historic snowfall.
#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Weather #BurstPipes #FrozenPipes #HoustonHardFreeze #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWinterStorm
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Over the past 12 months, Houston 311 has received more than 35,000 calls regarding water leaks and more than 32,000 calls about missed garbage pickup.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Houston311 #HoustonCityCouncil #HoustonHeavyTrashPickup #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWasteManagement #HoustonWaterLeaks
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Houston ISD is offering to help pay for the funeral of the Milby High School student who was fatally struck by a train on their way to school Tuesday. The district is also defending the school's principle who has been criticized by some community members.
#CityOfHouston #Education #Infrastructure #Local #News #CityOfHoustonPlanningDepartment #HoustonISD #HoustonISDStudentStruckByTrain #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPublicWorks #MilbyHighSchool #UnionPacificRailroad
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A water main break in downtown Houston, one of multiple water leaks that city officials are addressing this week, flooded the intersection of Fannin and Franklin streets for several hours Monday.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #DowntownHouston #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWaterLeaks #WaterLeaksInHouston #WaterMainBreakHouston
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Houston Public Works has a new director and he's not an engineer. The Houston City Council changed the requirements for the position at the request of Mayor John Whitmire.
#CityOfHouston #Local #News #HoustonCityCouncil #HoustonPublicWorks #MayorJohnWhitmire #RandallMacchai
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire wants Randall Macchi to be the next director of Houston Public Works. In order for that to happen, the city code must be changed to allow a non-engineer to hold the position.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #AmericanSocietyOfCivilEngineers #CarolHaddock #HoustonCityCouncil #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPublicWorks #OfficeOfTheCityEngineer
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Less than a year after its construction, a roundabout in North Houston has already caught the attention of Mayor Whitmire and other city offices after reports of safety concerns.
#CityOfHouston #HoustonMayor #News #Transportation #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonMetro #HoustonPedestrians #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonRoundabout
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The city of Houston is taking part in a federal initiative to identify homes that still use lead pipes.
#HealthScience #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #CopperRuralRevision #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWaterSystem #Lead
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City of Houston water customers should not be worried about foul tasting tap water but odor issues should be reported to 311, officials said.
#CityOfHouston #News #HarrisCouny #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWater #Water
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More than $5 billion in the hole, city leaders are seeking state dollars to fund Houston's costly water infrastructure needs.
#CityOfHouston #Infrastructure #Local #News #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWater #WaterInfrastructure #WaterInfrastructureNeeds
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More than $5 billion in the hole, city leaders are seeking state dollars to fund Houston's costly water infrastructure needs.
#CityOfHouston #Infrastructure #Local #News #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWater #WaterInfrastructure #WaterInfrastructureNeeds
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More than $5 billion in the hole, city leaders are seeking state dollars to fund Houston's costly water infrastructure needs.
#CityOfHouston #Infrastructure #Local #News #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWater #WaterInfrastructure #WaterInfrastructureNeeds
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More than $5 billion in the hole, city leaders are seeking state dollars to fund Houston's costly water infrastructure needs.
#CityOfHouston #Infrastructure #Local #News #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWater #WaterInfrastructure #WaterInfrastructureNeeds
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More than $5 billion in the hole, city leaders are seeking state dollars to fund Houston's costly water infrastructure needs.
#CityOfHouston #Infrastructure #Local #News #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWater #WaterInfrastructure #WaterInfrastructureNeeds
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A potential Lake Livingston Dam failure could lead to water pressure disruptions in Houston during times of peak water demand, according to Houston Public Works.
#EnergyEnvironment #News #CityOfHouston #HoustonPublicWorks #LakeLivingston #TrinityRiverAuthority
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The City of Houston’s Public Works Department says some water customers could soon see higher bills as new remote water usage reading equipment is installed.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWaterBills
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A flood watch goes into effect across Houston on Tuesday as a tropical storm system, deemed Potential Tropical Cyclone One, moves further into the Gulf Coast, threatening coastal flooding.
#Flooding #Houston #News #Weather #GalvestonCountyHealthDistrict #HoustonPublicWorks #NationalHurricaneCenter #Noaa #NWS
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Corruption charges filed against former Houston Public Works employee in $700,000 water line repair scheme
#CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Arrests #Corruption #HoustonPublicWorks #Scheme #WaterLineBreaks
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Recent changes to the City of Houston’s billing system for residential water customers, made in response to a rash of artificially inflated bills during the last year or so, will be reflected in the statements sent out during the month of May.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #HighWaterBillsInHouston #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWater #HoustonWaterBills
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The contentious redesign of 11th Street in the Heights, which is under review by new Houston Mayor John Whitmire, has landed the city a regional award for transportation infrastructure.
#Awards #CityOfHouston #Houston #HoustonMayor #Infrastructure #Local #News #PublicSafety #Traffic #Transportation #11thStreetRedesign #BikeHouston #DownHouseHoustonHeights #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPublicWorks #LINKHouston
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The City of Houston is spending upwards of $1 million on a six-block stretch of Houston Avenue, including $100,000 to install medians and curbs, $230,000 to reverse the previous work and another $500,000 to repave the street with new asphalt.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #HoustonMayor #Infrastructure #Local #News #Traffic #Transportation #HoustonAvenue #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonStreets #LINKHouston #StreetSafety
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There was both a water leak and a gas leak this week on the stretch of Houston Avenue where recently installed street modifications, aimed at improving safety for motorists and pedestrians, are being undone.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #HoustonMayor #Infrastructure #Local #News #PublicSafety #Traffic #Transportation #CenterPointEnergy #GasLeak #HoustonAvenue #HoustonPublicWorks #LINKHouston #StreetSafety
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A problematic stretch of Houston Avenue north of downtown is getting some traffic modifications. An impacted church on the street is skeptical, and cycling advocates in Houston want additional safety measures, including bike lanes.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #PublicSafety #Traffic #Transportation #BikeHouston #HoustonAvenue #HoustonPublicWorks #RoadDiet #StreetSafety #TrinityDowntown
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The plan would include a new computer system to alert customers of an outrageous bill, which would then take the average of the three lowest bills from 2023 to generate a new bill.
#CityOfHouston #Infrastructure #News #HighWaterBills #HoustonHighWaterBills #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPublicWorks #JohnWhitmire
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Public works crew are working to disinfect an area surrounding a wastewater treatment plant on 69th street after more than 100,000 gallons of wastewater spilled late Wednesday.
#CityOfHouston #EnergyEnvironment #News #HoustonPublicWorks #HoustonWater #Wastewater #WastewaterTreatment
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The city of Houston rescinded mandatory watering restrictions across the city after reducing its drought status.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #DroughtContingencyPlan #HoustonDrought #HoustonPublicWorks #WateringRestrictions
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The city of Houston rescinded mandatory watering restrictions across the city after reducing its drought status.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #DroughtContingencyPlan #HoustonDrought #HoustonPublicWorks #WateringRestrictions
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The city of Houston rescinded mandatory watering restrictions across the city after reducing its drought status.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #DroughtContingencyPlan #HoustonDrought #HoustonPublicWorks #WateringRestrictions
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The city of Houston rescinded mandatory watering restrictions across the city after reducing its drought status.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #DroughtContingencyPlan #HoustonDrought #HoustonPublicWorks #WateringRestrictions
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The city of Houston rescinded mandatory watering restrictions across the city after reducing its drought status.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #DroughtContingencyPlan #HoustonDrought #HoustonPublicWorks #WateringRestrictions