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Northpark Tree Transplantation Finished, Drainage Updates

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:00:29 +0000

Despite constant rain that brought widespread flooding to the Houston region last week, contractors finished the Northpark tree transplantation. They also made significant progress on two other parts of the road expansion project since my last update two weeks ago. I took the pictures below on 2/1/24 with one exception. Among the highlights: Ideal Weather […]

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First Northpark Entry Pond Taking Shape

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 23:34:09 +0000

One week after contractors began digging the first Northpark entry pond, you can see a broad area that has already been excavated. The decorative pond, when complete, will double as a detention basin to temporarily store extra runoff from the newly widened Northpark roadbed and US59 feeder road during heavy storms. Stormwater will collect between […]

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Northpark Expansion Project Moving Forward on Multiple Fronts

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 01:40:19 +0000

October 26, 2023 – The $100 million Northpark Drive expansion project in Kingwood is making steady progress. But in some areas, the action is behind-the-scenes and out of sight for commuters. Let me describe the key highlights for this last week in October. Let’s start west of US59 and move east. Sidewalk Extension to Kingwood […]

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CenterPoint Delays Force Change in Plans on Northpark Drive Expansion

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 15:53:01 +0000

CenterPoint delays have forced a change in Northpark Drive expansion plans. Contractors working on the Northpark Drive expansion project in Kingwood have installed culvert as far west as they can until CenterPoint begins eliminating 11 conflicts. According to Ralph De Leon, Northpark project manager for the Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority (LHRA), CenterPoint was to have […]

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