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Phase 1 of Cypress Ditch project aims for completion by 2029
Bellaire is moving forward with Phase 1 of the Cypress Ditch project, a mitigation project to reduce flooding in Bellaire during heavy rain events. Latest update Officials with Quiddity Engineering, the program managers contracted by the city, presented an update on the current status of the project during the Feb. 16 city council meeting. In the first phase, the city will decommission and demolish the current wastewater treatment plant and construct the north and south basins. As of Feb. 16, Bellaire is waiting for the city of Houston to finalize a land swap agreement to start treating Bellaire’s wastewater. Once collaborations between Bellaire, Houston and the Harris County Flood Control District are in place, Bellaire will be able to use an upgraded lift station to transport its wastewater to Houston’s wastewater treatment plant across the street, Deputy Program Manager Casey Goforth said.
Estimated project timeline
The first phase of the Cypress Ditch program includes three different categories of projects.
Tasks
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Q3 Q4
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
South Basin projects North Basin
projects Channel projects
SOURCE: CITY OF BELLAIRE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
basins are underway, Quiddity engineers said. Construction for the south basin is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027, with the north basin slated for the third quarter of 2028. The channel projects, which include widening the banks of the ditch and increasing outfall capacity, will wrap up in late 2029, Goforth said.
Then, demolition and reconstruction can begin. “Those two agreements need to be in place before we can start any of the work on the demo,” she said. Looking ahead While interlocal agreements are still being finalized, design and demolition plans for the two
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