Transportation
Smith Ranch Road to undergo widening project in December
Construction to widen Smith Ranch Road near FM 518 to Hughes Ranch Road will begin in December after Pearland City Council approved a construction contract for the project. The approval comes nearly a year after the city approved the project’s design plan. The details On Nov. 18, Pearland City Council voted unani- mously to award a $6.6 million contract to Hous- ton-based Texas Sterling Construction for the road’s expansion, which is part of the city’s thoroughfare plan approved in 2018. The project will replace the 3,250-foot stretch of road from a two-lane asphalt roadway to a four-lane concrete curb and gutter-divided roadway with raised medians, including storm sewers, sidewalks and landscaping, according to city documents. Additionally, around 5,700 feet of fiber optic cable will be installed for the West Pearland Community Center as part of the project.
How we got here Community Impact previously reported the project would begin its bid phase in September 2023 with construction beginning in early 2024, but City Manager Trent Epperson said the project’s progress lagged due to the time it takes to coordinate with the various federal and state sources of funding for both the project and related land acquisition. In July 2013, the Houston–Galveston Area Council designated that the city would fund 20% of the project costs while the remaining 80% would be sourced from federal and state funds, including The Federal Surface Transportation Program–Metropol- itan Mobility and Texas Mobility Fund, which exist to advance transportation projects in urban areas and across the state. About the project In October 2016, the city authorized Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation, which was acquired by
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Gannett Fleming in March 2024, to prepare a con- struction plan for the widening project, which was completed and approved by the city in December 2023, according to city documents. Looking ahead The construction will start in December and take a year to complete, according to city documents.
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