Heavy Equipment Haul Update: The transport of heavy equipment through our area has been delayed by 1 day. The estimated time of passage along NASA Parkway is Tuesday, August 6th beginning around 11:00pm through the early morning on Wednesday, August 7th. Movement of the heavy equipment may impact traffic and power service for Nassau Bay residents and businesses.
For more information, please see the details below:
Route and Traffic Information:
The heavy equipment and support vehicles will enter the NASA Bypass from I-45. All lanes of the bypass will be shut down during the move. The vehicles will then travel east on NASA Road 1 on their way to the Houston Bayport Terminal. The equipment is currently scheduled to move through Nassau Bay between 11:00 PM Monday and 3:00 AM Tuesday. Officers will be controlling traffic at all impacted intersections. Visit Nassau Bay’s Facebook page the night of the move for more up-to-date timing.
Power Information:
The equipment being hauled is 27 feet tall and will require power and traffic lights to be disconnected and reconnected along the route. CenterPoint Energy stated that outages should last only a few minutes. However, there is a possibility power outages could last for up to two hours for some customers. Citizens are encouraged to sign up for CenterPoint Energy’s Power Alert Service to receive notifications of outages directly from Centerpoint.