PREVIEW: League City to consider $814K for new traffic signals on Maple Leaf Drive and League City Parkway

League City City Council will consider at its April 28 meeting whether to award contracts totaling $814,000 for the design, construction and testing of a traffic signal system at the intersection of Maple Leaf Drive and League City Parkway.

The details

According to city documents, the contracts include the following:

• $726,000 contract for the design and construction project to Dickinson-based contractor Traffic Systems Construction, plus a $76,000 work change order
• $15,000 contract for materials testing to Dallas-based engineering firm UES Professional Solutions 44 LLC

The project’s design phase includes traffic data collection and turning count movements, topographic survey, traffic signal design, left- and right-turn lanes, along with minor roadway adjustments and signal optimization analysis, according to city documents.

The project’s construction phase will include installing a mast-arm traffic signal system at the Maple Leaf and League City Parkway intersection, along with related lane improvements and adjustments and associated sidewalk or utility adjustments, according to city documents.

The context

According to city documents, the intersection currently does not need a traffic signal, but with the expansion of League City Parkway into Friendswood and more growth on the city’s west side, city planners said they anticipate a higher traffic volume at this intersection in the future.

Also of note

City Council will also consider an ordinance to rezone 1.8 acres near FM 646 from residential single-family to general commercial.

Stay tuned

The council will meet at 6 p.m. April 28 at Council Chambers, located at 200 W. Walker St., League City.