State Rep. Debbie Riddle has spoken out strongly against the Grand Parkway section that is scheduled to be built through Spring:
Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Houston, used the Grand Parkway Association’s 20th annual report to the Texas Transportation Commission to state concerns the proposed route between Texas 249 and Interstate 45 “would just decimate the property values” in the Spring area and “import traffic into my district.”
She pointed out several subdivisions and a Catholic school the highway would wipe out.
“There is tremendous concern over what this would do to Spring,” she said. “Because of the tremendous growth in our area, so many lives are going to be disrupted.”
After two hearings produced overwhelming public opposition to the proposed 12-mile segment, the Texas Department of Transportation declined in July to proceed on final environmental reviews. It directed the association to conduct a supplemental study re-evaluating other routes. That review is due by spring.
On the other hand, state Sen. Jon Lindsay appears to be working to get the segment fast-tracked, as noted here previously.
