Transportation
BY JAMES T. NORMAN & HALEY VELASCO
Pearland ISD approves land sale Pearland ISD on Oct. 8 agreed to sell a portion of the property at Sam Jamison Middle School to the Texas Department of Transportation for $117,900 as part of the FM 518 expansion project. The overview TxDOT identified a section of land along Broadway Street on the south side of Sam Jamison that is needed to accom- modate road widening and infrastructure improvements, according to district agenda documents. The sale will have a minimal impact on school operations. The FM 518 project will include expand- ing the road from four lanes and a center turn-lane to three lanes going north and south bound each, along with turn lanes, according to TxDOT documents.
Manvel approves road work agreement with Brazoria County Manvel City Council approved an agreement with Brazoria County to carry out work on four roadways, but the cost, timeline and approval from Brazoria County are still pending. The full story The work, which will total around 10,000 feet of road, will include overlays with new paving on each road, according to city documents. The agreement calls for the county to provide labor and equipment for the project, while the city will pay for the material needed, according to the
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mentioned the county helping out with labor and equipment should help save taxpayers money. “It’s a great way for those that live in the city lim- its to put their county tax dollars to work,” he said. If the item is approved by the Brazoria County Commissioners Court at a later date, it should give a better sense of both the start date and cost. This road work comes a few months after Brazo- ria County began work on four other roads within Manvel, Community Impact previously reported.
agreement. What else?
Mayor Dan Davis said Oct. 22 that neither the timeline nor the cost are known at this point but
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