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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is reconstructing and widening I-10 in Colorado County, specifically from FM 2434 to US 90 (Alleyton Road South).
The project involves expanding the existing four-lane roadway to six lanes, converting two-way frontage roads to one-way, and replacing the median with a single- slope concrete barrier. Construction is expected to begin in October 2024, with a projected completion date in 2027.
The project will reconstruct and widen the I-10 main lanes from four to six, and convert the twoway frontage roads to one-way frontage roads.
But with a simple cut of ribbon and $141 million spent, the I-10 Brookshire Project is finally complete.
Texas Transportation Commissioner Steve Alvis and TxDOT Executive Director Marc Williams joined local officials, community leaders, and TxDOT staff to celebrate the Houston District’s completion of the I-610 Cambridge Project and the I-10 Brookshire Project.
These two projects bring the total number of Texas Clear Lanes initiatives completed in Houston to four. The ceremonies took place in Houston and Brookshire, respectively.
On the afternoon of Tuesday, July 1, Commissioner Alvis and Director Williams joined the Mayor of Brookshire, to cut the ribbon on the completion of the Interstate 10 Brookshire project, from FM 359 to the Brazos River.
“In the Houston District, we’ve completed $461 million worth of Texas Clear Lanes projects, have over $2 billion under construction, and have more than $17 billion planned,” Alvis said “By adding main lanes, frontage roads, and rebuilding bridges over the Brazos River, we are making travel times safer and much more efficient for industry and everyday highway users.”
I-10 also serves as a major evacuation route for hurricanes. This project will help to increase flow capacity for traffic moving in and out of the metro area. TxDOT is meeting the needs of Texas, which has grown to over 30 million residents.
“Completion of this project comes at an important time for our growing community. The Houston Association of Realtors recently highlighted Brookshire’s growth as one of the Hottest Communities. So, this TxDOT project is a welcome improvement for our rapidly expanding area. Brookshire looks forward to continuing its strong partnership with TxDOT to support Texas’s growth and prosperity,” said Brookshire Mayor Robert Richards.
Darrin Willer, Vice Chair of the Transportation Advocacy Group (TAG), mentioned the importance of regional collaboration: “At Houston Transportation Advocacy Group, we are dedicated to creating a healthy state of mobility in the Houston region by advocating for multi-modal transportation infrastructure funding through collaboration with local, state, and federal leadership.”
Director Williams noted, “The population growth and real estate development west of Houston in Katy and beyond has been very rapid, causing congestion on I-10. This project provides additional capacity by widening the freeway to six lanes in some sections and eight in others. It has also improved overpasses and replaced outdated bridges over the Brazos River.”
The I-10 Brookshire Project was completed at a cost of just over $141 million.
