BY JAMES T. NORMAN
Friendswood approves $3.8M in intersection upgrades The second project, estimated at $550,000, will include installing dedicated right-turn lanes for traffic on the east and west sides of FM 528 at the intersection of FM 518, documents show. The cost The Houston-Galveston Area Council has FALLING LEAF DR. COWARDS CREEK DR. 1 2 3
Friendswood City Council moved forward with a couple of transportation projects totaling $3.8 million with the help of grants and a fund- ing agreement from the Texas Department of Transportation. The gist The pair of projects was approved at City Council’s Sept. 8 meeting. The first project, which is estimated at $3.25 million, will involve traffic signal improvements at four intersections along Sunset Drive, according to city documents. Intersections along Sunset Drive that will have existing signals rehabilitated include: • West Castlewood Avenue • Falling Leaf Drive • Cowards Creek Drive A new traffic signal will also be installed at the Briarmeadow Avenue intersection, officials said.
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provided the city with a surface transportation block grant, which the city will match to cover the cost of the projects. However, no city funds will be used for the match, according to city documents. Instead, the city will use transportation development credits, courtesy of TxDOT. Looking ahead The timeline for each of these projects will depend “on several factors,” Director of Communi- cations Glenda Faulkner said in a Sept. 18 email. Officials are looking to have construction start potentially in early 2027, Faulkner said.
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Work along Sunset Drive
Traffic signal upgrades 1 Cowards Creek Drive and Sunset Drive 2 Falling Leaf Drive
Sunset Drive 4 Briarmeadow Avenue and Sunset Drive Turn lanes upgrades 5 FM 528 and FM 518
and Sunset Drive 3 W. Castlewood Avenue and
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