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Mayor Whitmire, METRO Celebrate Groundbreaking of Westheimer Paving Project
May 7, 2024 -- Today, Mayor John Whitmire joined METRO Chair Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock for a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the Westheimer Improvement Project. The collaborative effort will repair the pavement across all lanes of a 6-mile stretch of Westheimer.
Mayor Whitmire said repairs to one of the city's most heavily traveled streets are part of a new joint effort to fix Houston's infrastructure.
"I'm here to let everyone know this is a new beginning. We're not going to tolerate broken infrastructure," said Whitmire. "Whether it's our roads and streets or our drainage, we're going to fix Houston."
The collaborative project, which began in April, is a comprehensive effort to repair and reconstruct all lanes of traffic on Westheimer Road from Loop 610 to downtown at Bagby Street. Initially, the plan was to repave only the curb lanes where buses operate, but it was expanded to include resurfacing the street's entire width. The project also includes adding 50 new bus stops, new sidewalks, and new curb ramps.
"Today highlights Mayor Whitmire and METRO's commitment to being a more useful mobility system and our ongoing commitment to be the METRO that customers choose to use," said METRO Board Chair Elizabeth Gonzales Brock. "This is just the beginning of our joint work to deliver a safer, cleaner, and more accessible service."
The entire press event can be viewed here. For more information and updates about the Westheimer Improvement Project, visit METRO's website.
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