Bay Area Edition | January 2023

Top transportation stories to watch in 2023 TRANSPORTATION Progress underway on League City bond transportation projects Bidding, construction and design work will

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Meanwhile, the $67 million North Landing Bou- levard extension project will be bid this summer, Bavarian said. Following the bid, construction on the project is expected to begin in late 2023 or early 2024. The project aims to extend North Landing Boulevard north from where it ends at Main Street. The road will extend with a proposed bridge over Clear Creek then east where it would intersect with an extended NASA Road 1 at a roundabout as a four- lane roadway, according to the project study. The city will acquire 18 land parcels for the project, City Manager John Baumgartner said. “We have agreement on 10 of the 18 [parcels],” Baumgartner said. In December, League City City Council autho- rized the use of eminent domain proceedings to acquire three parcels for the North Landing Boulevard extension project, Community Impact previously reported. “[The extension] will provide tremendous relief to that portion of FM 518 from I-45 to Landing Boulevard,” Baumgartner said.

MOVING THROUGH THE BOND League City will make headway this year on two signicant transportation projects from its 2019 $72 million bond package.

continue on various League City bond transporta- tion projects this year, including the Grissom Road widening and North Landing Boulevard extension. The bond was passed in May 2019, and the city set aside $72 million for streets, roadways and mobility improvements as part of Proposition B. Ten projects were a part of the original bond, two of which have been fully completed; one is partially completed; one was canceled; and the remaining six are ongoing. The Grissom Road reconstruction project costs about $9.3 million and includes widening the road from two to four lanes with a pedestrian sidewalk, drainage mitigation and the installation of a 12-inch water line stretching from the city’s north service area booster station to West NASA Road. Construction on the roadway began in April and is expected to be complete by this summer, Executive Director of Project Management Ron Bavarian said. “Grissom is now about 40%-50% completed,” Bavarian said.

Grissom Road widening: Construction is expected to nish on the Grissom Road widening project by this summer. 2023 or early 2024 after a bid process this summer. North Landing Boulevard extension: Construction on the North Landing Boulevard extension project will not begin until late

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Hwy. 146 set to nish in late 2023 As of January, Hwy. 146 is scheduled to nish in fall 2023, said Danny Perez, Texas Department of Transportation public information ocer. Hwy. 146 has been under construc- tion since 2019. The $214 million project will widen the highway from six to 12 lanes from Red Blu Road to League City Parkway, per the TxDOT project study. Other improvements include add- ing express lanes over Clear Creek, access roads and grade separations at major intersections.

45 FM 646 widening design continues; work to begin in 2024 The FM 646 widening project will continue to undergo design work through 2023 and is sched- uled to bid for construction in May 2024, said Danny Perez, Texas Department of Transportation 146 96 3436 646 1266 Segment 1 Segment 2

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public information ocer. The estimated cost for the segment of FM 646 from Edmund Way to FM 1266 was originally about $34 million but as of January is estimated at $44 million. The estimated cost for the segment from FM 1266 to FM 3436 was originally $22 million but as of January is estimated at

The project aims to increase the road’s capacity by widening it from two to four lanes as well as improving mobility and safety, Perez said. Sidewalks for pedestri- ans are also planned to be added in the segment from Edmund Way to FM 1266.

$25 million, Perez said. “Costs have increased due to ination but are still within budget,” Perez said. The project also includes a proposed overpass at the Union Pacic Corp. railroad that inter- sects with FM 646 east of Hwy. 3.

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