KHOU-11’s Wendell Edwards reports that motorists are having difficulties because of inadequate signage around TXDOT’s ongoing I-10/610 construction:
One driver who decided to change lanes at the last minute ended up stuck in the median.
Driver Mary Lee Camarata said the reconstruction there is catching a lot of motorists off guard.
“In my case, I saw to cars swerve ahead of me to get into the right lane,” said Camarata.
People driving south on this part of 610 can use the intersection to exit east onto I-10 or West onto the Katy Freeway.
But Camarata said the new design, complete with a barrier, is forcing some to make that decision in split second.
“This is much worse. It is scary and somebody’s going to get hurt,” said Camarata.
One driver was seen putting it in reverse to correct his mistake.
Tx-DOT said they are aware of what is going on out there and said the construction design is only temporary.
The design is only two weeks old, part of the reconstruction of that intersection.
Camarata wants new signs to warn drivers earlier about the barrier and help erase the confusion.
I won’t come this way and I hope they make a correction to make it at least safer,” said Camarata.
Motorists would be wise to keep the pressure on TXDOT, which doesn’t always follow through on such matters. A case in point is TXDOT’s ongoing US 59/Spur construction, which still suffers from inadequate signage along entrances, exits, and lane endings, leading to last-second decisions and dangerous conditions. That project has been ongoing for months.
