League City awarded county funds for Hobbs Road extension

The extension of Hobbs Road to FM 517 in League City will continue with funds awarded from Galveston County.

What happened

League City City Council voted unanimously at its Oct. 8 meeting to accept $2 million in funding from Galveston County to extend Hobbs Road and realign Cemetery Road.

The project will be carried out in two parts and will consist of extending the current end of Hobbs Road from Patagonia Street to FM 517, as well as realigning Cemetery Road, which is on the other side of FM 517, to connect with the extended Hobbs Road, according to a city staff presentation.

The total project is expected to cost $7.7 million, according to the city’s website.

Construction timing is dependent on the right-of-way acquisition. The city hopes to have the project scheduled by late 2026, Director of Communications Sarah Osbourne said.

Quote of note

“I want to thank the county commissioner for working with us on this,” Mayor Nick Long said. “This makes that realignment a little more palatable because I think we’ve all been hearing about it for quite a while and the price has gone up.”