Northpark Drive - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/northpark-drive/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Mon, 19 Aug 2024 02:03:06 +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 Northpark Drive - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/northpark-drive/ 32 32 103504436 Northpark Construction Sequence Changing https://houstonnewmedia.org/northpark-construction-sequence-changing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northpark-construction-sequence-changing Mon, 19 Aug 2024 02:03:06 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=46516 8/18/24 – The sequence and timing of upcoming construction steps for the Northpark Drive Expansion Project is changing. Project Manager Ralph De Leon wants the public to know what will change, why and when between now and the end of the year. All parties involved in the construction met last week and agreed to the […]

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]]> 808380 Northpark Tree Moving Starts; Pond Excavation Next https://houstonnewmedia.org/northpark-tree-moving-starts-pond-excavation-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northpark-tree-moving-starts-pond-excavation-next Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:51:38 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=42970 The 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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]]> 708636 Contractors Clearing South Side of Northpark Entry at US59 https://houstonnewmedia.org/contractors-clearing-south-side-of-northpark-entry-at-us59/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contractors-clearing-south-side-of-northpark-entry-at-us59 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:11:22 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=41336 October 2, 2023 – Contractor have finished clearing the north side of Kingwood’s Northpark entry last week. Now they have shifted their focus to the south side to make room for two stormwater retention basins that will double as decorative lakes. TxDoT requires the basins to catch extra runoff caused by widening of the road. […]

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]]> 669141 CenterPoint Delays Force Change in Plans on Northpark Drive Expansion https://houstonnewmedia.org/centerpoint-delays-force-change-in-plans-on-northpark-drive-expansion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=centerpoint-delays-force-change-in-plans-on-northpark-drive-expansion Sun, 27 Aug 2023 15:53:01 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=40761 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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]]> 650957 More Drainage for Northpark Drive Expansion Project https://houstonnewmedia.org/more-drainage-for-northpark-drive-expansion-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-drainage-for-northpark-drive-expansion-project Thu, 17 Aug 2023 23:22:38 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=40621 The drainage project currently underway down the median of Northpark Drive represents only part of the drainage improvements for the expansion project. Another parallel drainage system about 250 yards north of Northpark will carry additional stormwater all the way from U.S. 59 to the Kingwood Diversion Ditch and Bens Branch. Project engineers call it “Ditch […]

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]]> 646263 Northpark Drive Expansion Starting Today https://houstonnewmedia.org/northpark-drive-expansion-starting-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northpark-drive-expansion-starting-today Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:23:24 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=38704 On 4/13/23 at 8 A.M. sharp, Northpark Drive expansion started after 10 years of planning. Dignitaries gathered in the parking lot of a local business for the groundbreaking ceremony even as surveyors were already working father east and Harper Brothers Construction started prepositioning equipment. This project will make Kingwood safer in the next big flood. […]

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]]> 580459 Northpark Drainage Ditch: Got ‘Er Done This Time! https://houstonnewmedia.org/northpark-drainage-ditch-got-er-done-this-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northpark-drainage-ditch-got-er-done-this-time Thu, 17 Feb 2022 23:34:18 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=31308 This morning, I posted about what appeared to be a premature victory lap on the repair of the Northpark Drive drainage ditch with a plea to Git ‘Er Done. Well, this afternoon, Montgomery County Precinct 4 Commissioner James Metts and his drainage supervisor Mike McKay Got ‘Er Done. Barely Enough Time to Take Photos They […]

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]]> 258328 Northpark Drive Closed Saturday 8PM to Sunday 4AM https://houstonnewmedia.org/northpark-drive-closed-saturday-8pm-to-sunday-4am/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northpark-drive-closed-saturday-8pm-to-sunday-4am Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:09:43 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=31206 Northpark Drive between Russell Palmer Drive and Loop 494 will be closed this Saturday night (2/12/22) from 8PM to Sunday 4AM. Simultaneous Railroad and Ditch Maintenance Union Pacific will perform maintenance on the Northpark Drive railroad crossing. And Montgomery County will perform ditch maintenance in the median from 494 to Russell-Palmer. The coordinated effort will […]

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]]> 254841 Northpark Drive Expansion Details https://houstonnewmedia.org/northpark-drive-expansion-details/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northpark-drive-expansion-details Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:58:36 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27445 On July 28, 2021, Stan Sarman, chairman of the Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority (LHRA), discussed details of the Northpark Drive expansion project with a group of Kingwood executives. The story below is based on his comments. Improvements Motivated by Traffic Congestion, Railroad Delays and Flooding The severely congested Northpark Drive will expand from four lanes […]

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