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DOUBLING CAPACITY The Smith Ranch Road project will widen the thoroughfare from a two-lane road to a four-lane road.
The city of Pearland is in the early stages of beginning a widening proj- ect on Smith Ranch Road near Hwy. 288. The project is expected to span from Hughes Ranch Road to north of Broadway Street. “Construction is actually sched- uled to be let in October 2022,” said Skipper Jones, Pearland’s assistant director of capital projects, in reference to when contractors could bid on the project. The scope of this project includes widening Smith Ranch from a two-lane asphalt road to a four-lane, concrete, curb-and-gutter road. One of the biggest challenges the city and its designers have run into for this project is several of the right- of-way parcels have been tied up with legal delays, such as title con icts, Jones said in an email. The city of Pearland website had the bid date for the project set to begin in September, but there has been a delay in obtaining documenta- tion due to changing property owners
and disputed property lines along with deceased property owners, Jones said. The project is expected to cost $8.61 million, but the city has $9.72 million in funding for the project, about half of which comes from the city, according to the city of Pearland. The other source of funding comes from transportation improve- ment project funds allocated by the Houston-Galveston Area Council, Jones said. “This project experienced a long delay in some of the [Texas Depart- ment of Transportation] approvals early on, which we were able to obtain additional funding from H GAC to cover,” Jones said. Residents along the area can expect to see e ects once the project o cially breaks ground around early 2023. TxDOT takes about three months to approve and authorize a contract once a bid is accepted, Jones said. Typically, work that requires expansion is built one full side at a
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF MARCH 17. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT PLFNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. driveway culverts and the widening and regrading ditches. CenterPoint Energy is moving power poles and lines in con ict with the work, and the city will begin on-site work after that is complete, said Skipper Jones, Pearland’s assistant director of capi- tal projects. Timeline: November 2021-March 2023 Cost: $7.18 million Funding source: city of Pearland West Lea subdivision improvements The city of Pearland continues drainage improvements along Manvel and Bailey roads, Brazoria Drainage District No. 4’s ditch and Mary’s Creek. Work includes replacing
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time, which allows tra c to remain on the existing roadway. Once one side is completed, the two-way tra c is moved to the completed section, Jones said. Construction is planned to last 12 months, according to the city. “The ultimate improvements to both capacity and safety will be well worth the short-term inconve- niences,” Jones said.
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