TxDOT said it doesn't yet have a specific plan for improving I-10 East so that's why they're hearing suggestions at a series of public meetings. Their study area extends about 30 miles, from downtown Houston to the Grand Parkway in Chambers County.
TxDOT's Deidrea George said the route is seeing a growing amount of traffic from the Port of Houston and Baytown petrochemical plants.
"The main concern that we're seeing of course is the increase in truck traffic, and it is a corridor that sees thousands of trucks a day," explained George.
Whatever TxDOT decides to do along I-10 East, it won't happen soon. George said the study period extends until 2020 and any construction would start a few years after that.
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