METRO Unveils New Pedestrian Bridge, Paving the Way to Safer Commutes

Story by Style Magazine Newswire

10/17/2023

On Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, METRO Board Members and executive leadership gathered with community stakeholders and elected officials to celebrate the unveiling of the Authority's new Post Oak Road Pedestrian Bridge.

METRO Board Chair Sanjay Ramabhadran expressed his excitement for the completion of the project, adding that its construction is a testament to METRO's commitment to enhancing mobility and improving the quality of life for residents across the region.

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Join METRO leadership and community partners as the Authority celebrates the completion of the new North Post Oak Road Pedestrian Bridge. The 14-foot-wide by 600-foot-long steel truss bridge, which crosses over 17 lanes of Katy Freeway traffic, provides a new, accessible, and safe connection from METRO’s popular Northwest Transit Center to Memorial Park as well as other important destinations. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ METRO is the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas – serving the Houston region with safe, clean, reliable, accessible and friendly public transportation services. We operate: • Local buses • METRORail (light rail) • METRORapid (bus rapid transit) • Park & Ride buses* • curb2curb (neighborhood shuttles) • HOV/HOT lanes • METROLift (paratransit service in City of Houston and most of Harris County) • METRO STAR Vanpool (in portions of an eight county region) * There are more than 25 Park & Ride locations throughout the Greater Houston Area, making it easy for you to park your car and get on board with METRO. For more about METRO, including fare information, schedules, maps, and how to ride – please visit: https://www.RideMETRO.org

"Construction on this project began in February 2022, and anticipation has been building ever since," said Ramabhadran. "Personally, I've visited this site several times during construction and throughout the last month. It's incredibly satisfying to witness people already benefiting from this bridge to reach their destinations."

The 14-foot-wide, 600-foot-long steel truss bridge spans over 17 lanes of the Katy Freeway, and provides pedestrians and bicyclists with a safe and convenient option to cross from one side of the freeway to the other. The bridge also facilitates travel to and from METRO's Northwest Transit Center and is a crucial link to destinations like Memorial Park and the surrounding neighborhoods.

"Personally, I've visited this site several times during construction and throughout the last month. It's incredibly satisfying to witness people already benefiting from this bridge to reach their destinations."

-Sanjay Ramabhadran, METRO Board Chair