@Honestly progress...........isn't it wonderful? If I wanted to live in the city, I would. Ya'll help me come up with more reasons to move. I am not doing a good job at convincing my husband.

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@BusyMommy
I hear ya... Houston is bumping into Dallas on the North, San Antonio on the West, and the Gulf on the South.....the East side is the last frontier, and Beaumont is getting closer every day. Not much country left.

I grew up in Houston. When the Gulf Freeway was finished(???) in the late 50's headline in the paper stated it was out of date. Look at FM 1960 west of 45. Four lane each way and still a nightmare. Why don't the build for the future instead of the past. Make FM 1960 eight lanes now instead of making a mess now and then again down the road when they do it again?

A decade or so ago would have been the time for those living here to get involved in urban density planning. Once developers start buying up land, it's almost too late and the encroachment is inevitable. It's been no secret as to the nature of all of those developments along WLHP, especially as open land lay available along the lake, as well as every open lot being seized up for redundant strip malls/convenience stores.I feel very fortunate to have ended up in Kings River where, at least, there is some semblance of neighborhoods and a decent amount of wooded areas and nature remaining. This is in stark contrast to the flattening that is currently going on in the newer developments.

@MilesOnTheGreen I ask the same question but you know they will clear cut everything like they always do

If they stopped cramming so many houses and apartments in this area, there would be NO need for this mess. I'd rather have the woods and wildlife back than all the traffic and people.

I say build the overpass first then do another traffic study. Traffic moves fairly decently one you get past the atascocita to Farmington log jam. They could also try reprogramming the light cycles to get rid of the idiotic 'one direction turns left at a time' crap

It's all about money. The last legislative session approved a slug of money for mobility projects throughout the state. Our little section of 1960 met the criteria. It's kinda like now or never . In politics you can get funding for current needs but it is much harder to get funding for future needs, and who knows if the money will be there. Strike while the iron is hot.

Everyone thinks traffic is a mess now just wait till this starts. When the project starts it will also increase the traffic back ups on Atascocita rd. Not to mention. All the business that will be shut down. I for one hope this project doesn't happen.

This goes along with the proposed plan for a metro park n ride at lake houston 2025

Didn't I read somewhere that they will be opening another road to Beltway 8, besides w. Lake? This is to ease some congestion through Summerwood? Just making sure yall don't know a secret that I haven't figured out yet😏😏

@Honestly :This is me though! So umm, I'm kind glad about it. I mean me that travels from Huffman to Humble, not me that's homeless panhandler.

Timber Forest will be opened thru Summerwood. The light is already there next to the strip center.Woodland Hills will be opened thru the beltway, where it becomes John Ralston.