US 290 is important to you and it is vital to the growth of the Houston region!
We at the Texas Department of Transportation want to ensure this busy highway will keep on benefiting the community for many years to come. That’s why we are planning a major renovation of US 290.
With actual construction now fewer than two years away, we are here to keep you informed of all the program developments as they happen.
NEW!
The US 290/Hempstead Corridor Program Receives ROD
We are pleased to announce that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has granted a Record of Decision (ROD) to our program’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The ROD is a major milestone of the environmental clearance process. It explains the basis for the decision, identifies all of the alternatives considered, explains the “environmentally preferred alternative,” and discusses whether all practical means to avoid or minimize environmental harm from the alternative selected have been adopted and if they were not, why not. The receipt of a ROD signifies environmental clearance for our program, and means Right of Way and construction activities can begin on our Proposition 12 project at the IH 610/US 290 interchange.
Read the ROD document
Read the ROD appendices
Read the ROD press release
Additional information about the US 290/Hempstead Corridor Program’s Environmental Process
Program Funding Update
Proposition 12 In November 2009, the US 290 Program was awarded $314.6 million from voter approved Proposition 12, to advance design and construction activities to 2011.
More Information on Proposition 12
Read the Proposition 12 News Release
Category 2 In April 2010, the Texas Transportation Commission approved approximately $420 million in Category 2 funding for the US 290 Program through TxDOT’s Unified Transportation Program (UTP). The UTP is a ten-year forecast, not a budget nor a promise to build projects, and the revenue can only go to the program if it is available in the future.
See which portions of US 290 are tentatively funded here, and find more details about the UTP here.
Program Overview Presentation Progress on the US 290 Program has resulted in several updates to the program presentation we provide to the public.
Learn more about TxDOT's latest efforts to provide relief to the corridor.
Transportation System Management (TSM) Projects The Texas Department of Transportation is committed to bringing relief to the US 290 Corridor as quickly as possible. To that extent, TxDOT is in the process of implementing several interim Transportation System Management improvements.
View more details here
View June 2010 photos of TSM construction and see what's been built!
View the TSM Project 1 News Release
View the TSM Project 2 News Release
Direct Connectors Feature Did You Know our program improvements include ramps to take motorists directly between IH 610, US 290 and IH 10?
Read more about these Direct Connectors.
Look at Our Progress!
See how far our program has come in its environmental process here, which is getting closer to completion.
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If you have questions after reviewing the information on this Web site, then we're here to ensure you get them answered! We encourage you to click the left box below to request an appointment. While you're at it, you're invited to add your name to our mailing list so that we may keep you updated throughout this entire process!