City of Houston approves land sale to TxDOT for IH-45 expansion project

HOUSTON – The City of Houston has approved the sale of a parcel of land along White Oak Bayou to the Texas Department of Transportation.

The land size is 126,627 square feet and is being sold to TxDOT so the agency can use it in the project to rebuild part of Interstate 45.

The Houston City Council voted 11-4 to approve the sale.

In exchange for the land, TxDOT will pay the city $261,051.

The acquisition involves construction of a portion of the IH-45 Freeway construction project, known as the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) at IH 69 North and IH-10. The North Houston Freeway Improvement Project (NHHIP) is a reconstruction of I-45N, between downtown Houston and the North Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8).