Transportation
BY RACHEL LELAND & JAMES T. NORMAN
BY JAMES T. NORMAN
Blackhawk Boulevard north of Friendswood to see roadwork
Manvel approves new speed limits
Pearland OKs utility work for FM 518 project Pearland City Council approved a $1.6 million contract on Jan. 13 to relocate utility lines related to the widening of FM 518 between Cullen Park- way and McLean Road. The work, which will consist of relocating water and wastewater infrastructure, will be handled by engineering firm Cobb, Fendley & Associates, which was awarded the contract. The gist The widening project is a partnership between the city and the Texas Department of Transpor- tation. While the newest contract covers utilities for a section of the widening, the project in its entirety, broken up into an eastern and western segment, will run from Hwy. 288 to Hwy. 35. As part of the partnership, TxDOT will fund the widening construction, while the city is responsible for costs related to design and construction of
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entity working on the project, and no others will contribute money, Kris Banks, deputy chief of staff for public affairs for Harris County Precinct 2 Com- missioner Adrian Garcia, said in a Jan. 29 email. The impact The purpose of the project is to increase traffic safety and mobility for pedestrians, as well as those riding bicycles, documents show. Banks said there will be one lane of traffic open in each direction during construction with no anticipated detour. Construction is expected to take about a year and should wrap up by 2026, Banks said. What else? The project runs close to the southeast border of Harris County. Just south, in Friendswood, the city is also working toward other improvements along Blackhawk Boulevard within the city limits, Community Impact previously reported.
Harris County is planning to start work in Febru- ary on a stretch of Blackhawk Boulevard totaling more than two miles in length. What readers need to know The stretch, which sits north of Friendswood and runs about two-and-a-half miles from Scars- dale Boulevard to South Sam Houston Parkway East, will include a removal and reconstruction of the road’s damaged pavement, according to Jan. 23 Harris County Commissioners Court documents. In addition, new sidewalks on both sides will be constructed, as well as new curb ramps at street crossings, according to agenda documents. Removal and replacement of driveway pavement for sidewalk crossings, manhole adjustments and other utility elements, as well as new pavement markings, will be included, documents show. The project will cost nearly $2.7 million and come from the county’s mobility fund, according to agenda documents. Precinct 2 will be the only
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Manvel City Council approved a 45 mph speed limit along the new frontage road for Hwy. 288 at its Jan. 6 meeting. The full story The ordinance affects two sets of frontage roads within Manvel, according to city documents. The first set intersects with Hwy. 6, while the second is further north near County Road 58, according to city documents. The boundaries for each range from a little less than a mile to half a mile. The ordinance was approved with no discussion from City Council. City documents state those who violate the ordinance could be subject to a fine. The fine could also double if construction workers are present.
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moving the utility infrastructure, documents show. Community Impact previously reported the work and total cost for the widening project, which is expected to be $65 million for the western segment and $62 million for the eastern segment, will be covered by an 80% and 20% split of federal and state funding, respectively. What’s next? Cobb, Fendley & Associates is expected to complete the project by February 2026, according to agenda documents.
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2+ miles or 12,000+ linear feet
$2.7 million in cost
1 year of work
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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