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10 | NEWS | Community Impact Newspaper • Northwest Houston Edition trANsPortAtioN Medians to be installed on FM 1960 By Marie Leonard An effort to make a portion of FM 1960 and Hwy. 6 safer is underway by the Texas Department of Transportation, barring whether funding comes through for the proposed project. The plan includes the conversion of the roadway’s center turn lane into a raised median from I-10 to Hwy. 249 to relieve congestion in the area and improve safety, said Deidrea Samuels, TxDOT spokesperson. Although the project is unfunded, it is expected to cost about $33.6 million. “The proposed construction timeline is dependent on funding, so there is not a set month, but at this time the estimated time for construction to begin is anywhere from 2013 to 2015,” Samuels said. The Copperfield Coalition, which represents the community around Hwy. 6, believes the proposed project will make the roadway safer, but its members do have concerns about the area north of the intersection at FM 529 and Hwy. 6, said Anthony Cecala, coalition president. “The problem with TxDOT’s plan is that it’s going to be difficult to get in and out of those two sections,” he said. “Our suggestion is to put in a light at the intersection just a hair north of Outback Steakhouse. Right now it’s an extremely dangerous intersection, and the light would open easy access to the businesses.” As far as the rest of the Copperfield area, the coalition does not have other issues, with the exception that residents will have to make more U-turns. The coalition is also in favor of having green medians along the roadway, Cecala said. Non-green medians would be filled with asphalt or concrete and painted black, while green medians feature at least grass and possibly shrubbery. “The county will come in and fill [the median] in with dirt, put a layer of sod down, and walk away,” Cecala said. “Then it is up to the community to keep it mowed and watered. They can from that point go on and landscape it, but it does have to fit within the safety guidelines of TxDOT.” The state agency agreed to install green medians along the project route if an organization steps up and accepts the responsibility to maintain them, because they do not want to turn it into a pile of weeds, Cecala said. The Copperfield Community Association is willing to manage the portion of Hwy. 6 from Point Northwest Boulevard to FM 529. Other entities, which could include apartment complexes and local businesses, are expected to accept the task of maintaining the medians along the remaining areas. Raised medians could be part of the landscape on a portion of Hwy. 6 in several years if funding comes through for the project, which would run along the roadway from I-10 to Hwy. 249. The main purpose of the project includes converting the road's continuous middle turn lane into a raised median. • The 12.2 mile project will run along FM 1960/Hwy. 6 from I-10 to Hwy. 249 • It remains unfunded, but will cost about $33.6 million to complete • The Copperfield Community Association will upkeep green medians along the project route • One section of the 12.2-mile area—from west of Hwy. 290 to Windmere Lakes Boulevard—will not have raised medians due to the Hwy. 290 widening project SHOULDER 12’ LANE 12’ LANE 12’ LANE Source: Texas Department of Transportation THROUGH RAISED MEDIANS EXISTING PROPOSED PROPOSED (ADDICKS RESERVOIR) CRASH RATES TIMELINE 2008 2009 2010 2011 12’ LANE 12’ LANE 788 699 895 528 EXISTING PROPOSED PROPOSED(ADDICKS RESERVOIR) 12’ LANE 12’ LANE 12’ LANE 12’ LANE TURN LANE RAISED MEDIAN DIVIDER 12’ LANE 12’ LANE 12’ LANE 12’ LANE NEW MEDIANS 6 12’ LANE 12’ LANE 1960 12’ LANE 10 290 12’ LANE 12’ LANE WINTER 2012 Completion of Environmental Process and Schematic SPRING 2013 Completion of Professional Engineering and Surveying Design EST. 2013–2015 Construction (Dependent on funding) 249 SHOULDER
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