TRANSPORTATIONUPDATES Mykawa Road project clears hurdles, expected to begin in summer 2024
FRIENDSWOOD
BY ANDY YANEZ
Commuters in Pearland have a couple of more years before they begin seeing construction on the Mykawa Road widening project, but the design and planning phases are nearing completion. Pearland aims for construction on the $52 million project to begin in June 2024, said Skipper Jones, Pearland assistant director of capital projects, in an email. The project has been environmentally cleared and is inching its way toward nal design, he said. “There was a design phase delay due to Harris County Flood Control District’s proposed widening [and] realignment of Clear Creek project,” Jones said in the email. “However, HCFCD has delayed their construc- tion start for several years, allowing the Mykawa Road project to progress as designed.” The Mykawa Road project will widen about 3 miles from Beltway 8 to Broadway Street from two lanes to four. Additionally, the project includes upgrades for storm sewers, and detention and tra c signals as well as the addition of bridges over Hickory Slough and Clear Creek, Jones said. The project will also add a 10-foot- wide path that will support both pedestrians and bicycles along the stretch of road. “The project is scheduled to begin [its] bid phase in April 2024 and start construction in June 2024,” Jones said. “Construction management and administration duties will be
AID FOR THE FUTURE Once completed, the widened Mykawa Road will o er Pearland residents an enhanced route for evacuation to leave the city in the event of an emergency. SOURCE: CITY OF PEARLAND COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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completed by [the Texas Department of Transportation].” The $52 million cost is split between $34.35 million in federal funds and $17.73 million in city funds. Once construction begins, com- muters in the area can expect delays as projects like the Mykawa Road widening are usually done by con- structing one side of the road at a time, Jones said. Once completed, the project will not only make traveling down Mykawa Road more convenient, but it will also provide residents with an additional public safety route, Jones said. “The improvements will better accommodate the truck tra c and improve safety throughout the corri- dor for the combined industrial tra c and commuter tra c,” Jones said. “Once [complete], Mykawa Road will also serve ... as an evacuation route during times of evacuation.”
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completed in February, according to the city of Pearland. The project reached substantial completion in December. Timeline: March 2019-February 2022 Cost: $22.02 million Funding sources: city of Pearland, state and federal funds
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