Houston-area officials on Wednesday broke ground on a $6.6 million construction project that will create and improve more than 4 miles of trail along the Brays Bayou Greenway.

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The Bayou Greenways project is currently building concrete, 10-foot, all-purpose paths along many of the waterways that crisscross Houston, including Sims Bayou and Brays Bayou. Roughly 150 miles ...

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