TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Precinct 3 begins $1M bridge maintenance series work
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UPCOMING PROJECTS
In April, Harris County Precinct 3 o cials began and completed maintenance work on two bridges in the Spring and Klein area. The two bridges include the Louetta Road bridge over Kothman Gully and the Oxted Lane bridge over a ditch in the Woods at Cypress Creek neighborhood. Precinct 3 Communications Manager Jeannie Peng said repairs included addressing erosion issues and repaving slopes to ensure safety and extend the life of the bridges. The projects are the rst in a series of three bridge improvement pack- ages totaling $1 million funded by Precinct 3 that will cover 47 bridges across Cypress, Spring, Humble and Crosby, per an April 11 news release. The bridges were assessed by Precinct 3’s engineering and mainte- nance team, and were selected based on deciencies identied in the Texas Department of Transportation’s Bridge Inventory, Inspection and Appraisal Program report.
BUILDING BETTER BRIDGES
Spring-area improvements included addressing erosion issues and repaving slopes to ensure safety and extend the life of the bridges.
BIRNAM WOOD BLVD.
KOTHMAN GULLY
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Birnam Wood Boulevard Segment 1 expansion
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF MAY 9. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT SKLNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. irstquarter 2025 Cost: $3.5 million Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3 Harris County Precinct 3 ocials are studying a project to expand Birnam Wood Boulevard to a four- lane concrete paved section between north of Hickorygate Drive and south of Otto Road. The project would also include trac signal and drainage improvements and additions as needed. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2024 and take less than one year to complete. Timeline: second quarter 2024-
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Louetta Road bridge over Kothman Gully
Package 1, which have been awarded by Harris County Commissioners Court, and are expected to undergo repairs by the fourth quarter of 2023. Packages 2 and 3—which include the remaining bridges—had not been nalized or approved by commission- ers as of press time. Oxted Lane bridge in the Woods at Cypress Creek neighborhood Timeline: mid-April-late April Cost: part of a $1 million bridge improvement package Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3
Timeline: mid-April-late April Cost: part of a $1 million bridge improvement package Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 3COMMUNITY IMPACT
“Proactively scheduled mainte- nance projects like this help reduce long-term costs that may accrue from neglecting infrastructure as well as maintain safety standards for critical structures, such as bridges,” the release reads. Peng said 21 bridges are included in
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