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Did something change with getting onto 10 around Studewood/Heights today? I take Arlington South to 10 and there are usually 2-3 cars waiting at the stop sign to get on the feeder, but today it was backed up for 2 blocks.

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They shut down the left turn to I10 going north on Taylor, so all that traffic gets routed through there now. Got stuck in that yesterday leaving target

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Hasn't that left turn been closed all year though?

Yeah it's been shut down for a while.

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HossAg said:

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drumboy said:

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Did something change with getting onto 10 around Studewood/Heights today? I take Arlington South to 10 and there are usually 2-3 cars waiting at the stop sign to get on the feeder, but today it was backed up for 2 blocks.

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They shut down the left turn to I10 going north on Taylor, so all that traffic gets routed through there now. Got stuck in that yesterday leaving target

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Hasn't that left turn been closed all year though?

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Yep, that's been closed for a long time.

Hopefully tomorrow it's back to normal or I'll use Heights/Yale in the future.

Damn, first time I noticed it. Guessing it's just other closures around those ramps then.

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Arlington at the I-10 feeder also happens to be in a strategic spot where seasoned pros who have strong hearts and a desire for danger can cross a couple lanes hitting the I-10 on ramp skipping the lights at Heights and Yale.

So that's why it's popular at times.

It's the modern day equivalent of coming off 290 onto 610 North heading eastbound and hitting the TC Jester exits before they re-did that whole interchange.

It's not for the inexperienced or faint of heart.

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Yep, it's where I get to enjoy the 3.5 second 0-60.

Chewy said:

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Arlington at the I-10 feeder also happens to be in a strategic spot where seasoned pros who have strong hearts and a desire for danger can cross a couple lanes hitting the I-10 on ramp skipping the lights at Heights and Yale.

So that's why it's popular at times.

It's the modern day equivalent of coming off 290 onto 610 North heading eastbound and hitting the TC Jester exits before they re-did that whole interchange.

It's not for the inexperienced or faint of heart.

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One car acting like a ***** at that stop sign can really back things up. People who aren't comfortable risking it should go to the light at Heights.

I exit Taylor (north) at I-10 daily on my way home from work. The south bound traffic on both lanes to get onto I-10 was backed up farther than I've ever seen, pass the right turn to get to White Oak.

It's all an absolute mess as expected

Same thing if you take Clinton as an I-10 alternative and get to the stop sign at Hardy & Providence. Used this route bc Waze said it would save 5 minutes then gave it all back at this intersection.

Little bit out of town, but they have a lane closure on each side at old cove on the east side and then some schmuck in a Benz was in a single car accident and 10 was down to one lane on the way in to town today and it was absolutely miserable.

If traffic is bad now with the holiday slow down in full effect, imagine how much worse it will be post christmas.

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If traffic is bad now with the holiday slow down in full effect, imagine how much worse it will be post christmas.

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You just ruined my day.

Had a meeting on the east side of downtown yesterday that didn't end till around 5. Traffic on I10 from 59 to 45 was the worst I have seen. Took 35 minutes to get between those points. Probably would have been fast to sit through the lights in downtown and taken memorial. Crazy bc was able to go 80 between 45 and 610 which is always slow.

I honestly don't know how the city folk deal with it every day. Every time I drive in to Houston I am reminded of how much happier daily life is not having to deal with the insane traffic. It's so stressful and aggravating. Very glad we moved away and to a more rural setting.

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I honestly don't know how the city folk deal with it every day. Every time I drive in to Houston I am reminded of how much happier daily life is not having to deal with the insane traffic. It's so stressful and aggravating. Very glad we moved away and to a more rural setting.

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Yes, Houston traffic is annoying, but I guess I'm used to it.

When visiting family in a rural setting, I can't imagine having to drive 20 minutes to go grocery shopping, and that's at super walmart or super 1, there's no fancy HEB anywhere close to them. Don't get me started on the lack of foods from India.... (kdding, but I couldn't go without Asian food)

Edit: I have a reverse commute, I see the folks heading into the city from Katy every morning and I can't imagine doing that.

Morning isn't bad for those working 9/80s. Takes 35 minutes for me from leaving to getting to my desk. Afternoon is terrible though. Leaving anytime between 4 and 6 PM means a 1 hour and 15 min commute.

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Morning isn't bad for those working 9/80s. Takes 35 minutes for me from leaving to getting to my desk. Afternoon is terrible though. Leaving anytime between 4 and 6 PM means a 1 hour and 15 min commute.

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What time do you head in? The traffic I see is just after 8.

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Houston Avenue bridge over I-10 was hit (again) this morning. I-10 is an absolute sht show.

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Aren't they tearing that bridge down with the roadwork on I-10 there? Maybe they should just start that early.

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They may be, I have no idea. But I read that it has been hit 70 times this year (which seems like a whole hell of a lot), so if it isn't being torn down as part of the project, a change order to do so would be money well spent.

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It's going to be demolished and rebuilt sometime in 2027.

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So we can plan on about ~150 more incidents of this bridge being hit by 18 wheelers then.

In at 6:45 or 7.

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Sea Speed said:

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I honestly don't know how the city folk deal with it every day. Every time I drive in to Houston I am reminded of how much happier daily life is not having to deal with the insane traffic. It's so stressful and aggravating. Very glad we moved away and to a more rural setting.

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Yes, Houston traffic is annoying, but I guess I'm used to it.

When visiting family in a rural setting, I can't imagine having to drive 20 minutes to go grocery shopping, and that's at super walmart or super 1, there's no fancy HEB anywhere close to them. Don't get me started on the lack of foods from India.... (kdding, but I couldn't go without Asian food)

Edit: I have a reverse commute, I see the folks heading into the city from Katy every morning and I can't imagine doing that.

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But it's not just during rush hour, it's all the time. Before we moved I mentioned to someone the area I lived in in Houston didn't have much traffic, and they said that it's not that, it's that I just don't notice it.

I have to say that I'm not sure that anyone has ever said anything more true to me in my life. Every time I go back to that part of town, it's absolutely miserable with traffic that I only notice now that I don't have to deal with it daily.

Hell, I have always joked that I went to sea simply because I didn't want to deal with traffic or commutes, so maybe it just grates on my nerves more than the average person, but driving in it is truly a miserable soul sucking experience. Automated cars can't get here fast enough.

Anyone else get caught in that CF yesterday from the stopped train blocking every crossing from TC Jester to Heights? After an hour, I finally fought my way back to Memorial, drove to downtown, and got on I-10 from Louisiana to get around it.

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Anyone else get caught in that CF yesterday from the stopped train blocking every crossing from TC Jester to Heights? After an hour, I finally fought my way back to Memorial, drove to downtown, and got on I-10 from Louisiana to get around it.

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Why not Yale or Westcott? Houston could work but probably wouldn't save time.

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Anyone else get caught in that CF yesterday from the stopped train blocking every crossing from TC Jester to Heights? After an hour, I finally fought my way back to Memorial, drove to downtown, and got on I-10 from Louisiana to get around it.

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Why not Yale or Westcott? Houston could work but probably wouldn't save time.

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Everyone was trying to get to Yale, and Washington was bumper to bumper from Westcott to Studemont.

Ryan the Temp said:

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Anyone else get caught in that CF yesterday from the stopped train blocking every crossing from TC Jester to Heights? After an hour, I finally fought my way back to Memorial, drove to downtown, and got on I-10 from Louisiana to get around it.

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I got caught in the aftermath leaving Memorial Park. Turned my 15 minute drive into 30.