The bond was passed in May 2019, and the city set aside $72 million for streets, roadways and mobility improvements as part of Proposition B. Ten projects were a part of the original bond, two of which have been fully completed; one is partially completed; one was canceled; and the remaining six are ongoing.
The Grissom Road reconstruction project costs about $9.3 million and includes widening the road from two to four lanes with a pedestrian sidewalk, drainage mitigation and the installation of a 12-inch water line stretching from the city’s north service area booster station to West NASA Road.
Construction on the roadway began in April and is expected to be complete by this summer, Executive Director of Project Management Ron Bavarian said.
“Grissom is now about 40%-50% completed,” Bavarian said.
Meanwhile, the $67 million North Landing Boulevard extension project will be bid this summer, Bavarian said. Following the bid, construction on the project is expected to begin in late 2023 or early 2024.
The project aims to extend North Landing Boulevard north from where it ends at Main Street. The road will extend with a proposed bridge over Clear Creek then east where it would intersect with an extended NASA Road 1 at a roundabout as a four-lane roadway, according to the project study.
The city will acquire 18 land parcels for the project, City Manager John Baumgartner said.
“We have agreement on 10 of the 18 [parcels],” Baumgartner said.
In December, League City City Council authorized the use of eminent domain proceedings to acquire three parcels for the North Landing Boulevard extension project, Community Impact previously reported.
“[The extension] will provide tremendous relief to that portion of FM 518 from I-45 to Landing Boulevard,” Baumgartner said.
