Transportation
BY TOMER RONEN & AUBREY VOGEL
Katy approves $9.7M Katy Hockley Road widening Construction to widen Katy Hockley Road to a four lane road is set to begin in northern Katy. The big picture At a June 23 meeting, Katy City Council CLAY RD.
Downtown Fulshear road work set to begin Fulshear officials are continuing the revitalizing the city’s downtown area with more road projects approved in late May. The gist At a May 20 meeting, Fulshear City Coun- cil approved a $680,373 design contract with CivilCorp LLC for the reconstruction of West Downtown streets including First through Fifth streets from FM 359 to Wallis Street. Meanwhile, Fulshear and Fort Bend County officials approved an interlocal agreement May 20 and June 10, respectively, for asphalt overlays for four streets in the East Downtown, including Houston Street. What’s next? Design for the West Downtown project is expected to be completed around May 2026.
approved a $9.7 million contract with Sequeira Civil Construction LLC for the Katy Hockley Road widening project from Morton to Clay roads. The project will widen the existing two-lane asphalt roadway to a four-lane undivided concrete roadway, per agenda documents. Other project elements include: • Constructing concrete sidewalks along one side of the road • Adding street signage and pavement markers • Installing underground storm sewer boxes and drainage inlets • Upsizing existing water lines The approval includes a 5% contingency and is funded by the Katy Development Authority.
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Remember this? The city previously awarded a $3.43 million contract to Sequeira to widen Katy Hockley Cut- Off Road last July, with the goal of improving the roadway between Morton and Clay roads. Looking ahead Construction is expected to begin work in early September, with anticipated completion in October 2026, City Engineer David Kasper said.
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