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Contractors Start Northpark Junction Boxes Next to Railroad Tracks

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 02:21:02 +0000

10/29/25 – Contractors have begun placing rebar and pouring concrete for two giant, cast-in-place junction boxes on either side of the UnionPacific Railroad tracks that cross Northpark Drive. The junction boxes will connect drainage systems on both sides of the tracks. Construction Roadblocks Eliminated Unanticipated utility conflicts held up drainage work for months. And the […]

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Major Northpark Milestone: Bore Under Tracks Completed

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:23:12 +0000

10/18/2025 – Yesterday, on 10/17/2025, the Northpark Expansion project reached a major milestone. Some might say the project cleared a major hurdle, except the hurdle is about 15 feet below the UnionPacific Railroad tracks. Whatever you call it, the completion of the second bore under the railroad tracks caused jubilation among board members of the […]

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Work on Northpark Bridge Could Start as Early as December

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:03:40 +0000

10/10/25 – Barring weather delays and more unforeseen utility conflicts, work on the Northpark bridge over the UnionPacific Railroad Tracks and Loop 494 could begin as early as December 2025. Side Walls for Abutments Already Fabricated According to Ralph De Leon, the project manager for the Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority/TIRZ 10, all the pieces of […]

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Work on Northpark Bridge Could Start as Early as December

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:03:40 +0000

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Outlines of Full Northpark Expansion Now Visible

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:34:21 +0000

9/28/25 – The final outlines of the Northpark expansion project are now fully visible – much like a skyscraper after being framed out (except Northpark is horizontal). Even though all the concrete is not yet poured, yesterday, I saw for the first time what ten lanes will look like. For most of its length, Northpark […]

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Major Causes of Northpark Project Slowdown Being Removed

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:55:22 +0000

9/10/25 – Ralph DeLeon, Northpark project manager, had good news to share this afternoon. Two out-of-place water lines that have slowed the Northpark expansion project for months are finally being moved out of the way. Construction crews discovered the out-of-place pipelines during the boring operation under the UnionPacific Railroad tracks back in July. Contractors were […]

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Northpark Drive Lane Switches Scheduled for This Week

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:06:57 +0000

9/8/25 – In the quest to build an all-weather evacuation route from Kingwood, contractors for the Northpark Drive expansion project will switch traffic to accommodate new phases of construction. Two Four-Month-Long Traffic Switches This Week According the Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority website: Both switches are east of the railroad tracks. See below. During this phase […]

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Northpark Shaping Up

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 23:25:47 +0000

8/25/25 – For the first time since authorities broke ground for the Northpark expansion project in April 2023, it’s possible to clearly see the outlines of the finished project on the ground. The first all-weather evacuation route from Kingwood is shaping up nicely. For the most part, contractors have straightened out the zigs and zags. […]

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Major Northpark Traffic Change Coming Next Week

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:09:58 +0000

7/31/2025 – According to the Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority website, contractors will soon move all eastbound traffic on Northpark Drive between Italiano’s to GS Tire & Auto to newly constructed lanes on the south side of the thoroughfare. This will eliminate two major swerves within 3,000 feet and straighten out inbound traffic east of Loop […]

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Demolition of Old Westbound Lanes Begins on Northpark

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 01:53:27 +0000

6/14/25 – In the NorthPark Drive expansion project last week, the traffic switch originally scheduled for 6/6 finally happened on 6/10. Since then, demolition of the old westbound lanes on Northpark between Loop 494 and US59 has begun. In other Northpark news, contractors are laying rebar in preparation for a concrete pour between Public Storage […]

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Northpark Traffic Switch Starts Tonight at 9

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:57:32 +0000

6/6/25 – A major Northpark traffic switch will take place tonight on the westbound lanes between Loop 494 and US59. Traffic will be rerouted from the center of the project to the recently completed new concrete on the north side of the thoroughfare. The old center lanes will then be closed off for demolition, installation […]

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Northpark Contractors Start Boring Under Railroad Tracks

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 17 May 2025 16:11:38 +0000

5/17/25 – Contractors have finally started boring under UnionPacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks to connect Northpark drainage east and west of Loop 494. That crucial connection is a key to beginning many other parts of the Northpark expansion project. Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority first contacted UPRR about running Northpark drainage under their tracks ten years ago. […]

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Join the Median Madness on Northpark Drive Saturday.

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:29:20 +0000

4/30/25 – District E Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger has organized another Median Madness event for this coming Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 8:30 AM to noon. This time, however, volunteers will tackle Northpark Drive medians instead of Kingwood Drive’s. Volunteers from previous Median Madness events have enjoyed the sense of community and seeing […]

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Northpark Reopened After 3 Day UPRR Closure

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:21:39 +0000

3/7/25 at 6 PM – Northpark reopened this afternoon after a three-day closure to let the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) insert a single 200-foot section of track weighing 55,000 pounds into their track across the major traffic artery. The closure tangled traffic throughout Kingwood as tens of thousands of commuters and shoppers struggled to find […]

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Best to Stay off Northpark in Snow

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 03:29:10 +0000

1/20/25 – As I write this, the snow has already begun. Some people are predicting up to 6″ tonight and tomorrow. To put that in historical perspective, Houston hasn’t seen that much snow since 1895. The Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority sent out a notice tonight saying that construction on Northpark would be tabled until after […]

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More Northpark Concrete Poured Today; Expansion Update

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 00:39:15 +0000

10/04/24 – At 3 AM this morning, contractors narrowed outbound traffic down to one lane to begin pouring more Northpark concrete west of the entrance to Kings Mill. It wasn’t the first pour in the two-mile-long project designed to create an all-weather evacuation route from Kingwood. And it won’t be the last. But together with […]

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Northpark Reduced to One Outbound Lane Friday Morning

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:41:13 +0000

10/2/24 – The Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority/TIRZ 10 has announced that it will reduce Northpark Drive outbound traffic to one lane Friday (10/4/24) from about 3AM to 1PM. Contractors will be pouring concrete next to existing lanes. Crews need part of one lane for both construction work and their safety. Men will spread and smooth […]

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Pictures of First Northpark Concrete Pour

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:56:14 +0000

9/16/24 – As promised, contractors began the first Northpark concrete pour for a major stretch of the road expansion project this morning. They scheduled the pour for 3 AM to 1 PM. And by 9:30 AM they appeared on schedule to finish the first 1,000 feet within the allotted time. See the pics below, all […]

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Northpark Crews Begin Pouring Concrete Monday, Road Narrowed

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 22:18:21 +0000

Northpark Drive construction crews have finished placing rebar in a 1000 foot long stretch on both sides of the entrance to Kings Mill. They will begin pouring concrete there on Monday, 9/16/24 at 3 AM. Concrete trucks will enter and leave the construction zone approximately every six minutes. Because workers will spread the concrete next […]

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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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