Houston launches program to fix streets, sidewalks faster

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HOUSTON — The city of Houston has launched a new effort to upgrade its streets more quickly and ensure they last longer.

The head of Houston Public Works says they’ll now be able to get to every major street once every 40 years instead of once every 110 years.

In front of Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church in Houston’s South Park neighborhood, a new effort to improve streets was underway Tuesday morning,…