Almost two years since voters overwhelmingly approved $73 million worth of bonds for local flood mitigation projects, the first of several is officially underway.
As of late March, contractors have begun Phase 3 of the Bay Ridge flood reduction project, which League City City Council approved a contract for in October. It is the first of 21 planned drainage projects throughout the city.
The goal of the $4.8 million project is to improve drainage and capacity within the neighborhood adjacent to Gum Bayou by helping water flow from streets into the neighborhood's detention pond, according to a city news release. Despite being labeled the third phase, Phase 3 is one of three flood mitigation projects that will affect the Bay Ridge subdivision, which flooded heavily during Hurricane Harvey.
Phase 3 is expected to take 450 days—or nearly a year and three months—to complete, weather permitting. That puts its estimated finish date around the summer of 2022.
