BY JAMES T. NORMAN
6 Hobbs Road extension to FM 517 Project: This project includes constructing roughly 1,880 feet of a four-lane roadway. Initially, the two southbound lanes will be constructed, while the northbound lanes will be built at a later date. Update: Plans for the project are 90% completed with the city working to acquire property related to the project. • Timeline: Bidding could come in summer of 2026. • Cost: $10.34M • Funding source: $2M from Galveston County with rest coming from city
Update: City Council approved the project’s design con- tract in February, with the plan 30% reviewed as of May. • Timeline: bidding to come in 2026 and construction to start in 2027 • Cost: $500,000 • Funding source: city’s capital project funds 4 TxDOT intersection improvements Project: Intersections on the docket include A Hwy. 96 and FM 270, B Hwy. 96 and Columbia Memorial Parkway. The project will include work to extend turn lanes and rebuild traffic signals. Update: design contract approved in May • Timeline: bidding to come in 2026 and construction to start in 2027 • Cost: $2.68 million • Funding source: city funds design, TxDOT funds construction 5 Hwy. 3 and FM 518 intersection Project: Work is aimed at improving mobility for future traffic. Update: Staff has reviewed a traffic study. The project’s design is completed and the city is waiting for approvals from TxDOT. • Timeline: funding should be available in fiscal year 2025-26 • Cost: $5.3 million • Funding source: League City’s 2019 bond program
frontage road Update: the bid for the project was awarded in April • Timeline: construction is set to be done in 2026 • Cost: $1.4 million • Funding source: Galveston County bonds 9 FM 518 at Country Lane intersection improvements Project: includes replacing the area’s span wire traffic signals with signals on poles, as well as improving the pedestrian crossing bridge and making the area’s signals more resilient to storms Update: project awarded in August • Timeline: contract calls for 320 days to complete with work expected to wrap in summer 2026 • Cost: $504,000 • Funding source: city funds
Ongoing projects
7 Reconstruction of Butler Road and Turner Street
Project: The project is being carried out in two phases and involves roadway improvements and reconstructing the asphalt roadway, as well as waterline work. Update: Work is currently ongoing • Timeline: project expected to be done in July 2026 • Cost: $6.12 million • Funding source: city’s reinvestment fund 8 League City Parkway right-turn lane Project: includes adding an eastbound right-turn lane that stretches from around Butler Road to the I-45
Completed projects
10 Bayridge Parking Lot Project: includes building a new parking lot at the city’s old water plant site. Update: project is completed • Timeline: work began in the summer • Cost: $123,500 • Funding source: city park funds
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