The recent reconsideration of a major interstate expansion project in Texas has reignited conversation around the ways civil rights and community needs intersect with infrastructure.
A massive infrastructure project planned for Houston is in limbo while the Federal Highway
Administration investigates potential Civil Rights Act violations. The outcome could have implications for future projects.
When a busy highway and hurricane evacuation route could not be shut down for construction of a rail underpass, the team turned to an unconventional solution.
The Biden administration wants to use infrastructure to improve racial equity and environmental justice while redressing harms associated with past projects.
Workers needed a faster commute to Austin, Texas. Local residents needed commuters to stay off their neighborhood roads. Engineers needed to avoid an aquifer. The solution? A higher highway.
