5-7 years...Hwy 6 expansion starting

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Mister Shipwreck
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8:12a, 10/21/25
And it begins on Hwy 6...

TXDOT begins preparations for highway construction

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The widening project itself is expected to span five to seven years, and landscaping will follow that completion.

https://www.kbtx.com/2025/10/21/txdot-begins-preparations-highway-construction/


That is a Loooooooooonnnnnggggggg time....

I'll be retired before it is done...
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CS78
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8:38a, 10/21/25
So best case scenario 7 years. Very likely 8+ years.
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tu ag
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8:44a, 10/21/25
AG
Cars will all be flying by the time it is done.
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8:57a, 10/21/25
This is going to be a nightmare.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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MyNameIsJeff
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8:59a, 10/21/25
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They also started construction on Hwy 30 yesterday south of Hardy Weedon.

Pretty much every main road I travel in BCS is now under construction - Hwy 30, Hwy 6, 1179.
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9:11a, 10/21/25
AG
Still haven't taken down construction zone stuff on 2818 either.
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9:19a, 10/21/25
Add Fitch between Tonkaway and rock Prairie. I am totally screwed.
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9:27a, 10/21/25
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I'm not driving again until 2032....
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9:33a, 10/21/25
AG
I just wish we could bypass Hearne via a loop.
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In reply to aggiesed8r • 9:50a, 10/21/25
aggiesed8r said:
I just wish we could bypass Hearne via a loop.

And Calvert, that is on TxDOTs 50-70 year plan.
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10:28a, 10/21/25
Started out as 5, now 5-7. My guess is 10.
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In reply to halibut sinclair • 10:59a, 10/21/25
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halibut sinclair said:
Started out as 5, now 5-7. My guess is 10.

Put me down for 15.
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11:00a, 10/21/25
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However long it takes, it'll be worth it!
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In reply to AggiePhil • 11:05a, 10/21/25
AG
For Gen Alpha.

Texas really needs to speed up infrastructure expansion. We are WAY behind and as we grow we are paying the price.
Roads. Power. Water. Etc.
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In reply to tu ag • 11:44a, 10/21/25
tu ag said:
For Gen Alpha.

Texas really needs to speed up infrastructure expansion. We are WAY behind and as we grow we are paying the price.
Roads. Power. Water. Etc.

Yep.

Need new highways, or expanding existing ones where possible.

Build new nuclear power plants, as well as SMRs, for sustained base load.

New reservoirs, construct desalination plants, and the pipeline infrastructure to move the water from the coast to where it is needed. Nuclear + desalination is a winning combination.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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In reply to tu ag • 12:22p, 10/21/25
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tu ag said:
Still haven't taken down construction zone stuff on 2818 either.

Where is there still construction zone stuff? I drive this all the time and everything has been picked up
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Rexter
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12:29p, 10/21/25
As soon as they finish, the traffic load will be enough that it'll need to be 4 lanes in each direction.
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12:32p, 10/21/25
Unfortunately by the time they are done they will need 4 lanes on each side instead of 3.
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Colonel Kurtz
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1:07p, 10/21/25
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Adding lanes doesn't even substantially help the flow of traffic
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In reply to [deleted] • 1:19p, 10/21/25
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We need 4 lanes now!
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1:20p, 10/21/25
Many years ago Paul Harvey opined about an article in the Brenham Banner-Press. It explained that in 3 Million years our sun would burn out. What was the point? That TxDOT would have to complete US 290 between Houston and Austin in the dark.
I expect the SH6 will be on the same schedule.
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2:19p, 10/21/25
AG
Prepare yourselves for years of slower speed limits on the bypass.
The left cannot kill the Spirit of Charlie Kirk.
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CS78
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In reply to techno-ag • 2:40p, 10/21/25
techno-ag said:
Prepare yourselves for years of slower speed limits on the bypass.


They're putting in a bypass?
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In reply to MyNameIsJeff • 2:49p, 10/21/25
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MyNameIsJeff said:
They also started construction on Hwy 30 yesterday south of Hardy Weedon.

Pretty much every main road I travel in BCS is now under construction - Hwy 30, Hwy 6, 1179.

Just wait until the Highway 30 bridge over the Navasota goes under construction for the rebuild. That's the real nightmare coming.
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Mister Shipwreck
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In reply to techno-ag • 4:40p, 10/21/25
techno-ag said:
Prepare yourselves for years of slower speed limits on the bypass.

Oh yea. That sucks even more...
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4:43p, 10/21/25
they needed three lanes each way in 2007
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In reply to AgProgrammer • 9:01p, 10/21/25
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AgProgrammer said:
MyNameIsJeff said:
They also started construction on Hwy 30 yesterday south of Hardy Weedon.

Pretty much every main road I travel in BCS is now under construction - Hwy 30, Hwy 6, 1179.

Just wait until the Highway 30 bridge over the Navasota goes under construction for the rebuild. That's the real nightmare coming.


Half the new bridge will be built and traffic moved to it at the same configuration we have now.
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In reply to CS78 • 9:05p, 10/21/25
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CS78 said:
techno-ag said:
Prepare yourselves for years of slower speed limits on the bypass.


They're putting in a bypass?

They were going to bypass The Bypass, but we No East Loopers shot that down!
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In reply to NateDog • 9:07p, 10/21/25
For a little while anyway
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In reply to aggiesed8r • 11:05p, 10/21/25
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aggiesed8r said:
I just wish we could bypass Hearne via a loop.


That is a different project but bypassing Hearne is already planned https://www.gulfcoaststrategichighway.org
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In reply to UmustBKidding • 7:51a, 10/22/25
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UmustBKidding said:
Many years ago Paul Harvey opined about an article in the Brenham Banner-Press. It explained that in 3 Million years our sun would burn out. What was the point? That TxDOT would have to complete US 290 between Houston and Austin in the dark.
I expect the SH6 will be on the same schedule.

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In reply to techno-ag • 9:39p, 10/22/25
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techno-ag said:
Prepare yourselves for years of slower speed limits on the bypass.


No one follows the speed limits on 6 anyways. Cops don't pull people over in Brazos and Grimes counties. Now hit the Waller county line and everyone knows to cut it down to 65
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In reply to tu ag • 9:46p, 10/22/25
tu ag said:
For Gen Alpha.

Texas really needs to speed up infrastructure expansion. We are WAY behind and as we grow we are paying the price.
Roads. Power. Water. Etc.

Yeah, or some folks just need to turn around and go home.
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In reply to milner79 • 11:44p, 10/22/25
milner79 said:
tu ag said:
For Gen Alpha.

Texas really needs to speed up infrastructure expansion. We are WAY behind and as we grow we are paying the price.
Roads. Power. Water. Etc.

Yeah, or some folks just need to turn around and go home.


Go all-in on flying vehicles. Government could GIVE one to every person and still save money.
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Its Not Rocket Surgery
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10:20p, 11/3/25
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Agree for the need for 4 lanes in each direction or we're going to be right back where we started a few years after they "finish." Unfortunately, strongly doubt anyone at TxDOT has that kind of foresight.
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