Houston begins $1.1M repairs on Heights MKT Hike and Bike Path on Hogan Avenue bridge after closure

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Repairs are set to start on a well-liked hike and bike bridge within the Heights this week.

The bridge alongside the MKT path close to Hogan Avenue closed after development tools from a TXDOT venture broke unfastened throughout a winter storm. The tools was carried downstream and slammed into the bridge.

TxDOT officers instructed ABC13 the incident didn’t harm the bridge. Nevertheless, transportation advocates inform ABC13 the mishap highlighted current structural points with the bridge, prompting its closure.

Free tools from the identical venture additionally smashed into and broken a Studewood bridge, prompting its closure.

In July, the Houston Metropolis Council licensed greater than $1.1 million to restore the Hogan Avenue bridge.

The venture is predicted to take roughly three months.

ABC13 spoke with transportation advocates who stated they consider the repairs are vital for neighborhood recreation, mobility, and security.

“As a result of these are not trafficked (areas), these are lifeless ends and these are inflicting big safety points,” stated Emmanuel Nunez, founding father of non-profit A Story of Two Bridges.

Neighborhood activist and concrete planner Ed Pettitt instructed ABC13, “I feel that we’re going to be in serious trouble if we’re bringing guests and vacationers from around the globe to FIFA 2026 subsequent yr and we do not have the protection and upkeep points of those trails beneath management.”