Entrance lane to South Loop 289 closed on westbound frontage road west of University Avenue. Since October 2, driving on the South Loop or streets below it hasn’t been fun […]
Category: Driving In Lubbock
Voters will soon decide if they want to keep improving Lubbock roads; here are details on all 7 projects
Heather Keister during a Prop A press conference at Monterey High School (photo by Samuel Ortega) The group promoting the Lubbock road bond – Proposition A on the November ballot […]
Airport wants people to use right parking lot and will make you pay more if not
Lubbock airport passengers using short-term parking instead of long-term parking may pay more as a stick to get them to use the right lot – opening more space for people […]
Debate on Lubbock’s $100 million road bond project already focusing on Broadway bricks, challenged by supply, cost issues
Broadway at Avenue K Five people spoke against $100 million for a proposed road bond during the Lubbock City Council meeting Wednesday afternoon – all because of historic bricks streets. […]
Bye, bye (some) Broadway bricks, committee recommends as part of reduced proposed Lubbock road bond
1600 block of Broadway Broadway’s once-protected historic bricks may be kicked to the curb – so to speak – if a committee’s recommendation is accepted on a proposed road bond […]
Lubbock’s brick streets have been protected since 1982, right? Not anymore
Historic brick streets, 20th Street near Boston Avenue Mary Crites, an architect in Lubbock, found out Monday that Lubbock’s historic brick streets lost their legal protection last year. She said […]
City hopes new system can cut down how long we wait for lights to change
When you wait for a light at 50th Street and University Avenue – and many others – traffic engineers are watching nearly 4 miles away on the 6th floor of […]
What’s latest on 19th Street, Avenue Q, 114th Street, Woodrow Road and Loop 88? Read all about it
Corner of 19th Street and Avenue Q Recently, some of you on Facebook asked about specific road projects that have – how do we say this politely? – tested the […]
What roads will be funded in Lubbock if November’s bond passes? We have a list
On November 5, Lubbock citizens are expected to vote on a new road bond with a price tag of possibly $163 million – but that number may change. What will […]
Going forward, Lubbock’s major street projects planning to be five lanes, not seven. Why? Money’s one reason
114th Street west of Quaker Ave as seen in November, 2023 As Lubbock grows and adds more traffic, the city’s future road projects will usually be five lanes, not the […]
At worst intersections in Lubbock County, speed … and your judgment … can be a deadly combination
Recently we looked at the top ten intersections in the city of Lubbock for accidents. But what about outside city limits? Here are the top half-dozen – followed by the […]
Where and when are the places to avoid a traffic accident? Probably ones it’s hard to avoid
Editor’s note: When we started Lubbock Lights almost three years ago, we had an idea for a column called Driving in Lubbock … it’s something people love to talk (and […]