Transportation
BY JAMES T. NORMAN
80 school zone flashers to be replaced in League City over next 5 years with more modern devices
League City ups speed limit on Bay Area League City City Council approved a new speed limit along Bay Area Boulevard between League City Parkway and Magnolia Greens Lane at its May 13 meeting, according
League City over the next several years will replace school zone flashers across the city to upgrade them with the latest technology, officials announced May 14. The gist Many of the school zone flashers are more than 20 years old, officials said. Officials have replaced 22 this fiscal year and will replace 20 each year until all 80 flashers are replaced. The new flashers will interact with the WAZE navigation app and the TravelSafely app built into certain vehicles. They will send drivers alerts when they enter a school zone and also notify them if they are speeding. “This effort will significantly improve driver awareness, enhance student safety and modern- ize our infrastructure to meet today’s needs,” officials said in a May 14 social media post.
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The road’s new speed limit will be 40 mph—up from 30 mph, according to city documents. The road has roughly 2,600 vehicles traveling down it per day.
Improvements • Interact with in-vehicle apps • Notify driver if speeding
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What else? City documents show the project will consist of both replacing the school zone signals as well as installing new pavement markings for school zone crosswalks. It will cost $1.68 million over the next five years.
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League City OKs design contract for intersections League City City Council on May 13 approved a contract for the design of various improvements at a pair of intersections along League City Parkway. Long story short The work at the intersections, once approvals and bids are squared away, will include extending several turn lanes and various other intersection
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improvements, such as updating mast arm lengths, upgrading curb ramps and restriping. Looking ahead Design plans should be set in 2026 with con- struction potentially starting in 2027, officials said.
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The contract, which went to EHRA Engineering, is for the intersections at South Egret Bay Boule- vard and Columbia Memorial Parkway, documents show. The contract will not exceed $256,000.
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