Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
Excavation of the decorative ponds that will double as Northpark detention basins at US59 began this week. Contractors will stockpile the dirt in two places for now: behind Duncan Donuts and at a sand mine on Sorters-McClellan Road several blocks to the west. Contractors will use the dirt later to level the road surface and […]
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Read MoreAfter more than four years of traffic disruption, TxDOT announced it has completed construction of Loop 494 and Kingwood Drive improvements. Some cleanup and a small section of sidewalk construction remains. So does the switchover from old traffic lights to new. But those things are minor compared to the heavy lifting that started in late […]
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Read MoreGuess where the wetlands were? Today, I flew over Northpark Drive and Sorters-McClellan Road near the San Jacinto West Fork. I photographed a new development called Northpark South. Much of this land is in the floodplain. And much was also classified as wetlands for sixty years. Can you guess which portion? Here’s what the area […]
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Read MoreToday, Harris County joined the growing list of governmental agencies looking into Colony Ridge. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have already concluded their investigations and filed Federal lawsuits against the troubled developer. On December 29, 2023, the New York Post reported that the Internal Revenue Service, Army Corps […]
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Read MoreFoot dragging by utilities has set the Northpark expansion project back years. What none seems to understand is that this isn’t just a normal road expansion project. It’s about creating a reliable, all-weather evacuation route for 78,000 people. The utilities see the project as a headache. Traumatized residents see it as a lifeline. And that’s […]
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Read MoreOn Tuesday, 1/9/24, Harris County Commissioners court will consider a motion by Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey, P.E. to monitor the potential flooding, housing, and environmental impacts of Colony Ridge on Harris County. (See Item 282 on the Agenda.) Ramsey submitted a similar item for the 10/10/23 session of Commissioners Court. The Court took no […]
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Read MoreThe Northpark Drive expansion project understandably slowed during the holidays. But Northpark tree moving started in earnest this week. Contractors have returned and started moving trees to clear the areas where two detention ponds will be excavated at 59. In other news: To learn more about each of these items, see below. Moving Day Arrives […]
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Read MoreBack in November 2023, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) terminated its excavation and removal contract with Sprint Sand and Clay. The 2021 contract called for Sprint to remove up to 500,000 cubic yards of material from Woodridge Village. Had the full amount been excavated, it would have more than doubled the stormwater detention basin […]
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Read MoreHarris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) will soon start building the new Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin, a large flood-risk reduction project along Cypress Creek adjacent to Mercer Botanical Gardens. HCFCD issued a notice to proceed to the contractor in December 2023 and the contractor is now mobilizing. Combined 512 Acre Feet in Two Basins The […]
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Read MoreOn 12/13/23, Texas General Land Office (GLO) Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced the approval of Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) funding for a Bolivar Peninsula Beach and Dune Restoration project. The beach-restoration project seeks to: According to the GLO, the CEPRA funds – initially aimed at an engineering study – will provide both economic and coastal resilience […]
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