Mercer - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/mercer/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:25:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Mercer - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/mercer/ 32 32 103504436 Mercer Detention Basins Going Slower than Expected https://houstonnewmedia.org/mercer-detention-basins-going-slower-than-expected/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mercer-detention-basins-going-slower-than-expected Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:25:40 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=48285 12/17/24 – The two Mercer Stormwater Detention Basins along Cypress Creek at FM1960 and the Hardy Tollroad were originally scheduled for completion in April of this year. Pictures taken today, however, show contractors are far from finished. Together, the two basins will be able to store 512 acre feet of stormwater when complete. They will […]

The post Mercer Detention Basins Going Slower than Expected appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Mercer Detention Basins Going Slower than Expected first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Mercer Detention Basins Going Slower than Expected appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

]]> 863529 Giant Mercer Basin on Cypress Creek Aiming for Completion This Fall https://houstonnewmedia.org/giant-mercer-basin-on-cypress-creek-aiming-for-completion-this-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=giant-mercer-basin-on-cypress-creek-aiming-for-completion-this-fall Tue, 23 Jul 2024 02:42:59 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=46084 July 22 2024 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) still aims to complete the giant Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin between FM1960 and Cypress Creek just East of the Hardy Toll Road before the end of this year. Pictures taken 7/22/24 Show Progress Compare these pictures of the Mercer Basin in February this year when […]

The post Giant Mercer Basin on Cypress Creek Aiming for Completion This Fall appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Giant Mercer Basin on Cypress Creek Aiming for Completion This Fall first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Giant Mercer Basin on Cypress Creek Aiming for Completion This Fall appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

]]> 798234 Construction Begins on Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin https://houstonnewmedia.org/construction-begins-on-mercer-stormwater-detention-basin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=construction-begins-on-mercer-stormwater-detention-basin Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:33:46 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=43813 Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has begun construction of a 512 acre-foot stormwater detention basin upstream from Lake Houston on Cypress Creek near Mercer Arboretum. HCFCD hopes to complete the project in 2024. The Mercer Project is located on the northeast corner of Hardy Tollroad and FM1960. It stretches north to Cypress Creek. A […]

The post Construction Begins on Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Construction Begins on Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Construction Begins on Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

]]> 729718 Expect increased traffic near Mercer Stadium May 24-31 – Fort Bend Star https://houstonnewmedia.org/expect-increased-traffic-near-mercer-stadium-may-24-31-fort-bend-star-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expect-increased-traffic-near-mercer-stadium-may-24-31-fort-bend-star-2 Wed, 24 May 2023 13:56:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=9987b4dd22326a2b64e54cefce3df662 ... Missouri City police: Man shot, dies after crashing pickup into backyard · Review: Micheaux's Southern Cuisine offers the real deal ...

The post Expect increased traffic near Mercer Stadium May 24-31 – Fort Bend Star first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Expect increased traffic near Mercer Stadium May 24-31 – Fort Bend Star appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

]]> 603101 Renovations complete at Mercer Stadium | Sports | fortbendstar.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/renovations-complete-at-mercer-stadium-sports-fortbendstar-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=renovations-complete-at-mercer-stadium-sports-fortbendstar-com Thu, 18 Aug 2022 03:24:33 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4bcffc8cb27e8260f72ebc54f4de64ad The revamped Mercer Stadium will host the majority of FBISD's home football games, the district said, while Hall Stadium in Missouri City remains ...

The post Renovations complete at Mercer Stadium | Sports | fortbendstar.com first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Renovations complete at Mercer Stadium | Sports | fortbendstar.com appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

]]> 401129 Precinct 4 Transforming Mercer to Increase Flood Resilience https://houstonnewmedia.org/precinct-4-transforming-mercer-to-increase-flood-resilience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=precinct-4-transforming-mercer-to-increase-flood-resilience Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:38:50 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27007 New amenities – including a grand entryway, boardwalks, and water features – will transform Mercer Botanic Gardens over the next decade as part of a plan to expand the gardens and make them more flood resilient. Mercer approved its master plan, designed by Halff Associates Inc., in 2019, after buying more than 47 neighboring acres […]

The post Precinct 4 Transforming Mercer to Increase Flood Resilience appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Precinct 4 Transforming Mercer to Increase Flood Resilience first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Precinct 4 Transforming Mercer to Increase Flood Resilience appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

]]> 138545