HOUSTON – Memorial Park Conservancy, along with project partners the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department, Kinder Foundation, and Uptown Houston commemorated the opening of the eastbound Land Bridge tunnels with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday.
Following the ribbon-cutting, eastbound vehicular traffic traversed a new alignment of Memorial Drive via tunnels through the Land Bridge – one tunnel below each of the hills.
According to a news release, the tunnel openings will be phased with the eastbound tunnels opening to traffic first, followed by the westbound tunnels at a date to be announced.
Officials said all tunnels are expected to be opened for traffic in April.
While Memorial Drive is two-way, the tunnels are for one-way, continuous car traffic only (no stopping allowed). Measuring 25-feet tall by 54-feet wide, the tunnels will be well-lit by both natural and overhead lighting.