ENVIRONMENT Harris County to begin $76.3M in flood mitigation projects along Cypress Creek
BY EMILY LINCKE
FIGHTING FLOODS
The Major Maintenance of Cypress Creek and Tributaries program will be completed in ve total batches, or project segments. Work on Batches 1 and 2 wrapped up in late 2022.
The Harris County Flood Control District is gearing up for the next phases of two planned $76.3 million projects aimed at improving ooding in the Cypress Creek watershed, according to a July 26 presentation from the district. The breakdown The Major Maintenance of Cypress Creek and Tributaries program will be completed in ve total batches, or project segments. This program is targeted at bettering “channel conveyance capac- ity” in the Cypress Creek watershed by removing built-up sediment and repairing erosion damage. Examples of other work under this project include replacing “riprap” stones to ght erosion, outfall pipes, maintenance holes and concrete channel linings, as previously reported by Community Impact . Of the funding needed for these projects, $60 million will come from the 2018 ood control bond and the rest will come from local funding or federal grants, according to HCFCD. Batch 5 will consist of Spring-area channel repairs and two stormwater detention basins: one to be placed near where Cypress Creek intersects at Kuykendahl Road and another east of where the creek crosses under I-45, according to the July 26 presentation. Timelines have not yet been set for this batch of projects, but the basins are expected to cost a total of $42.4 million, while the channel repairs will cost at least $20.3 million. Construction on Batch 4—which encompasses 4 miles of work—is expected to begin in the fall across several tributaries, most of which are located in the Spring area west of I-45 and east of Hwy. 249. Work will cover eight channels and is slated to nish by winter 2025 for the $13.6 million project. The HCFCD began work on Batch 3 in July 2022 with an anticipated completion by summer 2024. These segments include 6.25 miles of work across 12 channels for an estimated $13.8 million. In December, construction wrapped up on two groups of 2018 HCFCD ood control bond projects that focus on improving water ow along Cypress
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Batch 5 Includes channel rehabilitation and two detention basins to be located near where Cypress Creek intersects with Kuykendahl Road and I-45. Timeline: TBA Cost: $63 million
Batch 3 Includes repairs and desilting along 12 channels throughout the Spring area Timeline: July 2022-summer 2024 Size: 6.25 miles Cost: $13.8 million
Batch 4 Includes repairs and desilting along eight channels located north of Cypress Creek, east of TC Jester Boulevard and west of the West Hardy Toll Road Timeline: Fall 2023-winter 2025 Size: 4 miles • Cost: $13.6 million
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTCOMMUNITY IMPACT
Management Agency Sediment Removal Program and the Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve Erosion Repair Project. According to HCFCD ocials, design contracts were awarded at the beginning of the summer for the sediment removal program, which will focus on removing sediment buildup in Cypress Creek accumulated during Hurricane Harvey ooding in 2017.
Creek and its tributaries, according to the HCFCD. Batches 1 and 2 of the Major Maintenance of Cypress Creek and Tributaries program utilized $17.3 million in bond funds, and a little over 14 linear miles of work was completed. Other projects On July 26, the HCFCD also gave updates on its planned $23.4 million Federal Emergency
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