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The major transportation priority for the SAMPO area has
been the completion of the Houston-Harte Expressway. TXDOT hosted public meetings in
the 1960s to identify the need for an expressway through San Angelo. The existing
schematic for the Houston-Harte Expressway was approved in 1971 and has subsequently been
reviewed and amended by consultants hired by TXDOT in 1998.
August 2001:
Houston Harte groundbreaking ceremony on August
10, 2001 kicked off construction on a 1.6 mile stretch of expressway between
Childress Street and Bryant Boulevard. Texas
Transportation Commission Chairman John Johnson was on hand to participate in
the ceremony. State Representative
Rob Junell was instrumental in acquiring funding for the project.
Work will begin in September and the project is expected to be completed
in 2004. Contractors Reece Albert, Inc. and Knight Construction of Big
Spring got the bid on the approximately $23 million project.
November 2001:
March 2002:
May 2002 Ceremony:
Another
ceremony was held on May 10, 2002 to celebrate further construction on the
Houston Harte Expressway. Texas Transportation Commission Chairman
John Johnson, TxDOT Executive Director Michael Behrens, State
Representative Rob Junell and former Mayor Dick Funk were in attendance to
speak about their excitement for the ongoing project.
May 2002:
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