Transportation
BY KELLY SCHAFLER & AUBREY VOGEL
Lane widening on University Boulevard begins
Modifications coming to Settlers Way At a May 21 meeting, Sugar Land City Coun- cil approved an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to construct a second left-turn lane on Settlers Way Boule- vard onto Hwy. 6. The $300,000 project design calls for narrowing the median to allow space for the additional lane as well as modifying the exist- ing median opening to allow only left-turn entries into The Shops at Williams Trace, per agenda documents. Looking ahead Construction on the Settlers Way project is estimated to begin in late fall, Sugar Land Communications Director Doug Adolph said in an email. Project construction is expected to take approximately three months to complete, he said.
Sugar Land City Council approved a $3.2 million construction contract with Environmental Allies, LLC for the widening of University Boulevard at a May 7 meeting. Construction began in mid-June. Zooming in According to a May 8 news release, the Univer- sity Boulevard project will add a northbound and southbound lane from New Territory Boulevard to just south of Lexington Boulevard, taking the corridor from four to six lanes. It will also include the additions of: • Another turn lane at Lexington Boulevard • A double left turn at Wescott Avenue • Median upgrades at Branford Place and the Hous- ton Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land Why it matters According to the release, University Boulevard is a vital north-south regional corridor, connecting to Hwy. 59 and city areas such as the Smart Financial
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Centre, Brazos River Park, The Crown Festival Park and the University of Houston at Sugar Land. Construction is set to finish by spring 2025, city officials said.
TxDOT’s Hwy. 59 bridge extension project begins A three-year project to extend the Hwy. 59 bridge over the Brazos River kicked off June 3. The Texas Department of Transportation’s $53 million project will lengthen the Hwy. 59 bridge as well as both the northbound and south- bound frontage road bridges 1,000 feet north over the Brazos River. It will also permanently remove the turnaround damaged by erosion. Digging deeper
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The northbound main lanes briefly closed June 21-24 to allow contractors to place a temporary concrete barrier and install workzone striping, TxDOT officials said in an email. Traffic is now limited to northbound lanes until mid-2025, officials said. The project is set to finish in late 2027.
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