Government
BY RACHEL LELAND
League City approves nearly $1.5M in projects Several capital improvement projects in League City will move forward, including projects that will ease traffic congestion, upgrade utilities and improve stormwater drainage. What happened League City City Council unanimously approved several infrastructure projects at its April 22 meeting, including expanded water infrastructure on FM 518 and drainage improvements in the Bay Colony area. The projects, which total more than $1.5 million in cost, include: 1 Landing Lift Station improvements: A $180,380 project to Lubbock-based Oller Engineer- ing is for the design, bid and construction phase for rehabilitation of the lift station. 2 Water line upgrades: A $119,186 project to Dickinson-based Branch Construction Group will repair an existing 12-inch water line bridge
League City City Council voted April 8 to postpone voting on awarding a $1.5 million bid to build a kayak launch on Kansas Avenue that accesses Clear Creek. As part of the postponement, officials asked the contractor to provide a more detailed breakdown of the cost. Council member Chad Tressler asked City Council to postpone a vote on the item until May 27. The details The project is part of the broader Clear Creek Connections Paddle Trail expansion, which aims to extend the trail by adding two kayak launches at the terminus of North Kansas Avenue and one within the Dudney Clear Creek Nature Center, according to agenda documents from the city. City postpones vote on kayak launch
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crossing on Enterprise Avenue. 3 Kilgore-Davis Tract Trail Project: A
$464,867 contract to Oller Engineering for design, bid and construction services is for environmental services for 28 acres of parkland at the Kilgore-Da- vis Tract Trail, located at the end of Kansas Avenue along Clear Creek. 4 Bay Ridge Flood Reduction Phase 4 Proj- ect: A $788,348 project with Houston-based LJA Engineering will go toward this project, which is aimed at reducing the flood potential and overflow of a 500-year storm through culverts and ditch improvements.
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