TRANSPORTATIONUPDATES Moore Road project nowunder right of way acquisition
UPCOMING PROJECTS
BY HUNTER MARROW
MOORE ROAD CONNECTION PROJECT
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A project that includes constructing an asphalt road with two 12-foot travel lanes and 4-foot shoulders from Fifth Street to Court Road/Independence Boulevard in Missouri City is slated for a mid-2022 construction start date, according to Fort Bend County o cials. Approximately 35,000 square feet of Missouri City land at Moore Road, near Sta-Mo Sports Complex, which was donated by Missouri City to Fort Bend County, is undergo- ing right-of-way acquisition, an environmental study and utility relocation, according to Ike Akinwande, assistant county engineer for Fort Bend County. Once this is complete, the county will advertise and bid the project for construction, Akinwande said. “We currently estimate the construction to begin toward the middle of this year and last about 16 months,” Akin- wande said in an email to Community Impact Newspaper . In addition to the new roadway, the Moore project will add 5-foot sidewalks on either side of the road for its entire length. Moore was identi ed to be widened as part of the 2015 Fort Bend County Major Thoroughfare Plan. The Moore project is funded by the 2020 voter-approved Fort Bend County mobility bond. Of the $5.4 million needed for the project, $4.6 million was included in the
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Moore Road project The Moore Road project will include two 12-foot lanes, two 4-foot shoulders and 5-foot side- walks on either side. Timeline: mid-2022-late 2023 Cost: $5.4 million Funding source: Fort Bend County mobility bond
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Roadway lighting upgrades on FM 1464
The Texas Department of Transpor- tation is eyeing improvements to highway lighting on FM 1464 from West Airport Boulevard to the Grand Parkway. Set to open project bidding in September, TxDOT will install LED lighting on the road to improve safety. Timeline: begins fall 2022/early 2023- TBD
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Cost: $2.4 million (estimated) Funding source: state funding
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bond, and the remainder will be funded through other mobility projects that were completed under their bud- gets, county o cials said. According to Akinwande, the county needed the land for drainage mitigation. Also, new sidewalks will be located behind the Sta-Mo baseball elds that will connect to the existing Moore sidewalks.
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Hazard elimination and safety project on FM 1092
Highway 36Agroup elects 2022 board of directors, chair
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF FEB. 21. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT SLMNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Timeline: spring 2023-TBD Cost: $300,000 (estimated) Funding sources: state, federal funding A tra c signal at the intersection of FM 1092 at Dove Country Drive is up for replacement. The Texas Depart- ment of Transportation will look to replace the signal at the intersection with a more modern signal. Though the project is slated to go to bid in August, the actual signal work is not scheduled to begin until spring 2023.
BY SIERRA ROZEN
development engineering, will serve as Pechukas’ vice chair. The Highway 36A Coalition serves to develop regional transportation infrastructure from the Brazosport area to Hempstead and beyond, according to the coalition’s website. The Highway 36A Coalition is also trying to create growing momentum for the group. The other board members for the coalition consist of Shane Pirtle, Vern Hegwood, Jim Russ, Je Wiley, Matt Hanks and Kendric Jones.
“We are excited to see our vision for a 36A corri- dor moving forward. Our proposed corridor will help serve the
A new set of o cers has been elected for the Highway 36A Coali- tion 2022 board of directors, includ- ing new Chair Robert Pechukas. The o cers were announced via a Feb. 23 press release from the Highway 36A Coalition. Pechukas currently serves as the director of policy and administration for Andy Meyers, commissioner for Precinct 3 in Fort Bend County, which covers the Sugar Land area. Donna Adams, vice president and regional business
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needs of our fast-growing region, such as the e cient movement of people and goods, including to and from Port Freeport,” Pechukas said in the February press release.
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