It Ain't Over 'til It's Under

The future East End light rail line running from Downtown Houston to the Magnolia Bus Terminal on Harrisburg  will encounter Railroad Tracks near 65th Street.  This Railroad Crossing has always disrupted traffic flow and been a bit of a nuisance for residents and retail.
Local East End Advocates saw the light rail construction has an opportunity to push for an above-grade crossing of traffic at these tracks, with light and freight rail continuing unimpeded below grade.
They had banners hanging on business storefronts along Harrisburg that read:
It Ain't Over 'til It's Under.

I was caught at this railroad crossing earlier this week and forced to cool my jets for 20 minutes.
Made me wonder what became of the Crossing Design Issue, as there appeared no new physical development at the site.
Today I searched the web for updates, and now Metro has a bid request that was sent out around March 1, 2010, calling for qualifications and proposals from Engineers regarding design of this over- the- grade crossing.
Elsewhere on the web was news from 2008, that Metro, the City and a Train Traffic District were in agreement that the above grade crossing is necessary and viable.
News to me.
How about  updated banners along Harrisburg...."It's Over, and It's Coming Your Way".
Something like that.

The photos above were taken in Pearland, off of Mykawa Road and Main Streets, about 15 miles from Houston's East End.
Pearland already has a couple of above grade bridges, that span over railroad tracks.
Note the tracks in photo on right.
This bridge, under construction, is similar to what we might expect at Harrisburg and 65th Streets.