Metro approves route for University Corridor BRT despite ongoing community concerns, objections
. Under the current schedule, construction could begin as early as late next year, though riders will not hop aboard the large buses operating in their own lanes for another three or four years.NOT UP TO THE TEST:Approval of the route came with division, uncharacteristic for the Metro board. Five members — Ramabhadran, Roberto Trevino, Diann Lewter, Bob Fry and Lex Frieden — approved the route, the minimum number needed to pass.
with a bike and pedestrian path beneath the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. Separating the buses from the tracks is crucial to avoid lengthy delays, transit officials said. Asked earlier this week if Metro could keep its word this time, transit agency CEO Tom Lambert said it could because the conditions are different.
“It is not anti-Metro,” said Stephen Quezada, who lives along Lockwood and is chairman of the East End Management District board of directors. “I truly believe there is an opportunity to get this right.”Stopped trains still block East End streets. A federal bill could lead to fines for railroads. Ramabhadran said in the future, officials will go when and where it is necessary to explain the route choice, and if a change is needed, Metro will consider it.
So does making sure everyone is aware of the project, its plans and their effects on dozens of Houston neighborhoods, elected officials and residents said.
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