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Eyeing erosion
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The local erosion sites shown exclude two projects in Simonton and add the Riverstone project.
Brazos River erosion sites
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Two erosion studies identified 13 points along the Brazos River deemed the most critical for the erosion already seen and the projected erosion rate, officials said. Since then, officials have sought grant funding to tackle these 13 projects, said Mark Vogler, the Fort Bend County Drainage District general manager and chief engineer. Of the 13 critical sites, four locations are in the city of Sugar Land, Li said. However, one site near the New Territory neighborhood at Hwy. 99 is already under construction by a levee improvement district. Now, county and city officials will partner to tackle the remaining three within the city limits, and city staff will also take on an erosion site near the Riverstone community—not included in the 13, officials said. The four projects the city is working on include: • Riverstone community near LID 15 • Eastern bank north of the Hwy. 59 bridge • Western bank south of the Hwy. 59 bridge • Sugar Land Memorial Park near LID 14 Additionally, Hwy. 59 over the Brazos River serves as an evacuation route for not only Fort Bend County but Brazoria and Galveston counties, Li said. The U-turn road under Hwy. 59 was destroyed by erosion; the Texas Department of Transportation has plans for a project to stabilize the bridge, officials said. “It is highly unlikely that we’re going to get a fully functioning turnaround back in that area, but there is work that needs to get done to stabilize the area underneath the bridge still,” Precinct 4 Commissioner Dexter McCoy said at the Feb. 13 Fort Bend County Commissioners Court meeting.
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The method The city and county will use a stone toe dike and tie back erosion-control method, which involves placing tons of stones on the bank.
The stones will: • Settle and fill voids in sand as they appear. • Allow vegetation to still grow while roots work to stabilize the bank 2 Sugar Land Memorial Park Cost: $9.22M Impact: levee protects 5,000 residents, infrastructure, schools Design: ongoing Timeline: 2025-26
Existing ground
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3 Riverstone community Cost: $28M Impact: protects $350M in property, infrastructure Design: starting early summer 2024 Timeline: 2025-2027
1 Hwy. 59 Cost: $29.28M
Impact: its an evacuation route for nearby counties Design: ongoing Timeline: 2025-26
SOURCES: CITY OF SUGAR LAND, FORT BEND COUNTY, HUITT-ZOLLARS REPORT/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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