Editorial: Feds give I-45 project green light. What does Houston get?

"Desiree Alejandro holds up a sign urging people to "Stop TXDOT" while crossing a crosswalk during a demonstration at the intersection of Polk Street and St. Emmanuel Street just east of downtown Houston in 2020. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

Are we there yet? The plodding, stop-and-go pace of the proposed I-45 expansion has felt a little like, well, I-45 itself in rush hour Houston traffic — after a construction lane closure, two wrecks and a stalled 18-wheeler.

After two long years of acrimony and struggle, though, leaders have agreed to get moving. We’re farther than we’ve ever been toward securing the kind of community wins we’ve long supported, but not there yet. Read more.


The Editorial Board, | March 8, 2023
Houston Chronicle 
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