TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
COMPILED BY RACHEL LELAND
ONGOING PROJECT
McHard Road extension now open to drivers
RODEO PALMS BLVD.
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Drivers in Pearland can now travel from Cullen Parkway to Mykawa Road via an extension of a 3.5-mile stretch of McHard Road. Prior to the road extension project, which began construction in June 2020, McHard Road ended at Stone Road on the western point and did not pick up again until Mykawa Road. While the project requires an inspection before it can be consid- ered officially completed, drivers have been able to drive on it since early April, according to city staff. Senior Project Manager Jennifer Lee said the project would likely be officially completed by early June after the city’s public management and public works departments com- plete all the required inspections. The project is part of the city’s Thoroughfare Plan to alleviate traffic on FM 518 by providing an alternative route between Hwy. 288 and Hwy. 35. The extension will have a signifi- cant impact on mobility for drivers
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McHard Road has been extended 3.5 miles from Cullen Parkway to Mykawa Road. EXPANDED ROAD
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF APRIL 25. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT PLFNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Transportation is working on several projects on Hwy. 288 from Rodeo Palms Boulevard to CR 60 in Brazoria County, including building multiple bridges at Rodeo Palms, Iowa Colony Boulevard, Cedar Rapids Parkway, Davenport Parkway, Dubuque Parkway and CR 60. The project includes adding a southbound frontage road between Rodeo Palms and Hwy. 6. Timeline: completion in late 2025 Cost: $197 million Funding source: TxDOT
in Pearland as the new road will run parallel to and provide an alterna- tive corridor to FM 518, otherwise known as Broadway Street, which is Pearland’s most congested roadway, Lee said. Lee also said that drivers entering the road from Pearland Parkway can take the road through the entire city up to FM 521. The project included building four lanes with a concrete curb and gutter, raised medians, and underground drainage. As part of the construction, the city added storm sewers, outfalls and detention; five traffic signals at secondary thoroughfares and major
collectors; sidewalks; street lighting; and landscaping. Coordinated in tandem with the McHard trunk sewer extension and the McHard Road water line extension, the project added 38,000 fiber-optic cables to run from Coun- try Place Parkway to Hwy. 35. According to Lee, the total budget for construction was $29.7 million. For the project, the city participated in a Transportation Improvement Program with the federal government, in which the federal government covers 80% of the budget while the city pays the remaining 20%, Lee said.
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