Development
BY RACHEL LELAND
Pearland modifies Clear Creek Trail project Pearland city planners have updated the city’s Clear Creek Trail project to build a trail network along the watershed with three new trailheads and a pedestrian bridge. The overview Pearland City Council voted unanimously at its June 9 meeting to approve design revisions to the Clear Creek Trail project. The Houston-based Gauge Engineering is car- rying out the project, which will now have three new trailheads and a bridge. These additions will increase the project’s cost by $240,000 to a total of $963,000, documents show. The design phase is expected to be completed by May 2026. How we got here Pearland City Council initially awarded the Clear Creek Trail Project to Gauge Engineering in 2020,
Friendswood OKs $1.2M repair contract Friendswood City Council voted unani- mously at its June 2 meeting to award a con- tract not exceeding $1.2 million for repairs to sewer mains and manholes throughout the city, according to agenda documents. What you need to know The contract will go to Pasadena-based PM Construction & Rehab, documents show. It will include “multiple projects … which will be undertaken on a work-order basis,” documents state. The contract was authorized through the HGACBuy cooperative purchasing program and will repair the sewer mains and man- holes, primarily using trenchless technology to minimize disruption. A timeline on when the work will begin was not available as of press time.
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intending to design and construct it concurrently with the Harris County Flood Control District’s Clear Creek Federal Project, according to agenda documents from the city. However, HCFCD’s completion of the Clear Creek widening project was impacted by several external challenges, leading city officials to modify the trail’s design so it could be constructed independently of the federal project.
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