December public meeting series

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Houston District's I-45 North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) has a Voluntary Resolution Agreement (VRA) with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This transformational project’s limits include I-45 from US 59/I-69 to Beltway 8 North, including improvements on US 59/I-69 between I-45 and Spur 527 in Harris County, Texas. The VRA mandates two annual public meetings to provide updates on any of the three project segments under design and construction. TxDOT was required to hold two public meetings by December 31, 2023, as per VRA guidelines as Segment 3 is the only area currently undergoing design and construction of the project’s three segments.

Before the VRA agreement in June 2023, a two-year FHWA administrative pause halted public meetings. Because of the pause, TxDOT had not provided updates since releasing the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in February 2019. Recognizing the importance of keeping impacted property owners, tenants, and communities in all three segments informed, TxDOT decided to hold two public meetings for each of the three project segments. These meetings were scheduled between December 6 and December 14, 2023.