Texas Bicycling News – May 7, 2024
T1730/1830 The Woodlands, Texas
Marjoe Q. Borromeo | strava.com
Started break, drop riders one by one down to 3, roll solo with 4 to go, get caught 1 to go, Jack win sprint Richardson, Texas
Corey Ray | strava.com
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 7, 2024
Two BCycle stations along MKT trail are back in business
— Emmanuel Núñez (@emmanume) May 7, 2024
1) at Yale
2) at Shepherd
It’s a Bike Rally miracle! Get your tickets now!https://t.co/0BSrN3fulk pic.twitter.com/uv2qLIp1sV
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday for the first phase of the Brownsville to Los Fresnos Hike and Bike Trail Connect Project. https://t.co/QUViUzQmVp
— NBC 23 RGV (@kveotv23) May 8, 2024
ARR Trail Crew at Walnut Creek Metro Park https://t.co/dQyUBJOa9W #Meetup via @Meetup
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 8, 2024
Bike ride, murals, and abit of nature +/-12 miles, and Jazz afterwards https://t.co/v7bA2fUsvd #Meetup via @Meetup
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 8, 2024
TxDOT’s Beaumont district is proposing a 23 mile long U.S. 69 relief route
By Megan Zapalac | www.beaumontenterprise.com
The growing number of people in Hardin and adjacent counties has necessitated the creation of a new south-north evacuation route.
The Texas Department of Transportation’s Beaumont District is proposing a 23-mile U.S. 69 evacuation route from Cooks Lake Road, south of Lumberton, to Farm Road 420, north of Kountze in Hardin County, according to the TxDOT website.
In addition to providing a relief evacuation route, the project also is expected to make the roads safer by giving lessening congestion on the existing U.S. 69, according to TxDOT Public Information Officer Tanya Avila.
The two 12-foot lanes in each direction, in addition to a 13-foot northbound shoulder to act as an evacuation lane and a 10-foot southbound shoulder, will require TxDOT to acquire 345 feet of additional property, Avila said.
The road will also have a two-lane frontage road in each direction with parking for trucks, bicycles and pedestrians, according to the website. …