{"id":11566,"date":"2020-05-14T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=11566"},"modified":"2020-05-14T17:00:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T17:00:27","slug":"henderson-road-closed-to-through-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=11566","title":{"rendered":"Henderson Road closed to through traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Road-story-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Road-story-photo.jpg 980w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Road-story-photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Road-story-photo-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Construction equipment is seen working on the first resaca crossing on Henderson Road in Los Fresnos. <\/em><\/strong>Photo: Tony Vindell \/ LFN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By TONY VINDELL<br><\/strong>LFN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LOS FRESNOS &#8211; Residents and visitors looking to drive along the panoramic Henderson Road will have to wait for a while. To be more specific, until at least the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scenic drive through organic farms, manicured lawns, two narrow crossings and where bird watching is one of the area\u2019s best, is undergoing a major improvement project that will take months to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, which is a city of Los Fresnos initiative, calls for widening the two resaca crossings that up to a month ago were barely wide enough for one vehicle to get through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pederson Construction is in charge of the construction side of the project while Ambitech is the engineering company handling the other aspects.<br>The work began about a month ago on the east side of the road and will move to the west side once Phase I is finished, Vicente Mendez, a project manager with Ambitech said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Henderson Lane widening project has been extensively discussed during city council meetings and updated by City Manager Mark Milum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council approved a bid for a little more than $2.2 million for the project that will add to the quality of life for Los Fresnos residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In past months, residents living on both sides off Henderson Road have voiced concerns about the crossings, saying drivers refuse to let others go through unless they go through first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Milum had said the crossings were going to be fixed once an environmental assessment of the project and acquiring rights of way from several landowners were completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such hurdles were taken care of and the project got underway about a month ago, and a completion date is now being estimated by year\u2019s end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By TONY VINDELLLFN LOS FRESNOS &#8211; Residents and visitors looking to drive along the panoramic Henderson Road will have to wait for a while. To be more specific, until at least the end of the year. 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