TRANSPORTATION UPDATES TxDOT announces start of Grand Parkway from League City to Alvin
ONGOING PROJECTS
BY DANIEL WEEKS
PARKWAY PLAN Three proposed segments of the Grand Parkway are at different stages of planning.
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The Texas Department of Trans- portation announced to local legis- lators in mid-February it executed an agreement to begin developing a Grand Parkway extension from League City to Alvin. The extension project is known as Segment B and is proposed to stretch from I-45 South to Hwy. 288. The map of the proposed project provided by TxDOT is preliminary and is subject to change. The current Grand Parkway ends at I-69 South in Sugar Land; a proposed but not yet approved Segment C would connect this part of the road to the prospective Section B. A statement from TxDOT reads the department entered into project agreements with Galveston and Brazoria counties, allowing TxDOT to deliver the initial portion of Segment B, which is proposed to run from I-45 in League City to FM 2403 in Alvin. “TxDOT and Brazoria County will assess the delivery timeframe of the remaining portion of Segment B from
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Segment B is currently approved.
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF FEB. 20. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT PLFNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. throughout construction. Timeline: Feb. 6-August Cost: $729,486 Funding source: city of Pearland certificates of obligation Dixie Farm Road, Broadway Street intersection improvement The city of Pearland’s contractor SAPO Engineering Consultants began con- struction at the intersection of Dixie Farm Road and FM 518, or Broadway Street, on Feb. 6. The project will add new turn lanes to Dixie Farm Road and FM 518 to improve traffic flow. Accord- ing to a Feb. 3 Facebook post from the city, the construction is the first step of a multiphase improvement project at the intersection and is projected to last six months if weather permits. Lane closures on both roads are expected
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Remaining portion of Segment B is currently not approved.
Segment C is environmentally approved but not under construction and has no timeline
Segment A is currently considered not viable. The location on the map is the rough location of where the project would be located if ever considered viable.
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FM 2403 to [Hwy.] 288 as a separate and future project,” the statement reads. According to TxDOT, a contract for construction is expected to be awarded in 2025, and the project is estimated to be completed by 2030. An environ- mental review of the project was pre- viously approved in November 2016. State Rep. Ed Thompson,
R-Pearland, said in a Feb. 14 release the project will be a large benefit for Brazoria County and the region. “As our community rapidly expands, it’s important to invest in infrastructure that promotes inter- connectivity and economic growth for our cities, schools and businesses,” Thompson said in the release.
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