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At least 178k without power due to Entergy & CenterPoint outages as storms batter Houston …

Google Alert - "fort bend county" — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:41:07 +0000

They warn of a significant threat to property or life in Austin County, Polk County, San Jacinto County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County ...

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Northpark Drive Expansion Project Overcoming Hurdles

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:23:37 +0000

8/8/24 – In the last year, the Northpark Drive expansion project hit several snags. But one by one, project partners seem to be overcoming the hurdles. Contractors discovered utility poles and gas lines in their way. Permits to bore under the railroad and bridge over it took longer than expected. Delays forced changes in plans […]

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Could Entergy replace CenterPoint in Montgomery County, Texas? – Houston Chronicle

Google Alert - "fort bend county" — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:06:23 +0000

Fort Bend County's cleanup efforts started the weekend before last ... Sugar Land and Fort Bend County continue debris removal after Beryl.

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UPDATE: CenterPoint, Entergy release new timelines for power restoration in Houston area

Google Alert - Sugar Land, Texas — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 05:05:25 +0000

Sugar Land | Missouri City · The Woodlands · Tomball | Magnolia. Dallas ... Entergy Texas sent a news release on July 10 stating that 50% of its ...

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Entergy works on power restoration in Montgomery County after Hurricane Beryl – YouTube

Google Alert - "fort bend county" — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 23:09:04 +0000

Comments · Houston power outage restoration efforts continue Wednesday · Hurricane Beryl Bashes Texas coast - Houston Metro · Fort Bend County leaders ...

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CenterPoint, Entergy release new timelines for power restoration in Houston area

Google Alert - Sugar Land, Texas — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:47:54 +0000

Sugar Land | Missouri City · The Woodlands · Tomball | Magnolia. Dallas ... Entergy Texas also released a timeline for outage restoration ...

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Northpark Expansion Obstacles Finally Being Addressed

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:46:30 +0000

8/21/24 – Entergy has removed some – but not all – blockages to the Northpark expansion project related to its equipment. The project is designed to build an all-weather evacuation route for 78,000 Kingwood residents. Entergy removed several of its poles that blocked expansion of the roadway earlier this week. The company is also committing […]

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Entergy Delay Forces Change to Northpark Expansion Plan…Again

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 19:28:55 +0000

6/15/2024 – Fireworks erupted in the Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority/TIRZ-10 Board Meeting on 6/13/24 over more Entergy delays related to the Northpark Expansion plan. Four years after being notified to move its power poles and a transformer, Entergy still has equipment blocking the expansion. Ralph De Leon, the TIRZ project manager, explained that as a […]

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Entergy Makes Some Northpark Progress, but Significant Issues Remain

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 23:46:41 +0000

Entergy has made more progress on the Northpark Drive expansion project in the last two weeks than in the previous four years. But despite what you see in the photos below, significant issues remain to clear the way for the first all-weather evacuation route from Kingwood. Some Progress, But… Last week, Entergy, a $4 billion […]

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Northpark Culvert Installation Resumes

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:43:55 +0000

Northpark culvert installation resumed in a major way last week. For several months, utility conflicts stalled installation of the 6’x8′ box culverts down the center of Northpark Drive. During preparation of the center ditch, contractors found gas lines buried at insufficient depth. With those conflicts now resolved, according to Project Manager Ralph De Leon, installation […]

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Northpark Entergy Saga: New Power Poles Slowly Going Up

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 20:53:00 +0000

In the latest episode of the Northpark Entergy saga, last week, Entergy finally began erecting new power poles outside of the Northpark Drive expansion right of way. While this is a huge improvement after four years of no Entergy activity, don’t get too excited. In its quest to help develop an all weather evacuation route […]

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New Entergy Power Poles Finally Arrive On Northpark

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:13:13 +0000

I got a tip last night that new Entergy power poles finally arrived. Today, I photographed the long-awaited equipment. The poles are not up yet. Nothing is connected to them. Most are just lying in the dirt. In the quest to build an all-weather evacuation route for 78,000 Kingwood residents, readers may remember that the […]

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Northpark Expansion Update, Still No Sign of Entergy

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:36:39 +0000

In the last three weeks, the Northpark expansion project has made slow, but steady progress, despite the fact that Entergy still has not moved any power poles or its transformer. For the moment, contractors seem to be working around the absentee utility issues, which have lingered for four years. The bulk of activity has focused […]

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First Concrete Poured for Northpark Drive Expansion

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 18:42:22 +0000

Earlier this week, contractors poured the first concrete for Northpark Drive expansion. It was for the first of several new outbound lanes at US59. Crews are doing both surface and subgrade work, moving back east towards Chick-Fil-A. Stormwater Retention Basin Progress Elsewhere along Northpark, excavation work continued on the south pond. The twin ponds will […]

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Entergy Ignores City Deadline to Move Northpark Power Lines

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:52:13 +0000

Today, Entergy missed yet another deadline in a long series of deadlines to move its power lines to make room for Northpark Drive expansion. On February 6, the City of Houston sent a letter to Entergy, demanding that the company move its power lines out of the City’s right of way within 30 days. That […]

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February ’24 Northpark Expansion Update Including Lane Closures

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:51:07 +0000

In the past two weeks, construction activity for the Northpark expansion project has focused primarily on the ponds at US59 that will double as detention basins. However, progress has also been made farther east. CenterPoint has been busy relocating gas lines. Contractors now have signed right-of-entry permits to UnionPacific (UP) property. And they have been […]

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Entergy Escalates Battle with COH over Northpark

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:51:22 +0000

Entergy power poles sit on City of Houston (COH) rights-of-way. The company also runs underground wires in an easement near US59. Yet after years of discussion, the company still has not moved them to make room for the widening of Northpark Drive. Nor did the company comply with a request by the City to say […]

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Entergy in City’s Crosshairs, Northpark Lane Closures Announced

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 01:16:17 +0000

The Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority/TIRZ 10 (LHRA/TIRZ) Board Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, focused almost exclusively on issues that have delayed the Northpark expansion project. LHRA/TIRZ also announced lane closures beginning Feb. 19, 2024. One Source of Hold Ups Resolved, Another Remains The Northpark expansion project is designed to move more traffic faster and […]

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Excavation of Northpark Detention Basins Starts

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 20:48:38 +0000

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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What Some Utilities Don’t Understand about Northpark Expansion Project

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 15:33:49 +0000

Foot 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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