Spring Green roundabout[/caption]1. Spring Green roundabout
A four-legged roundabout will be constructed connecting the two existing segments of Spring Green Boulevard as well as Cinco Trace Drive and Katy Flewellen Road. In addition to constructing the two-lane, one-way roundabout, Cinco Trace Drive will be extended 144 feet from its end point to the roundabout. Katy Flewellen Road will be widened from two to four lanes of concrete boulevard from Willow Lane 450 feet to the roundabout. The existing north and south segments of Spring Green Boulevard will be extended a total of 1,380 feet from their current end points to the roundabout. The project has been delayed due to right of way acquisition, according to Stacy Slawinski, assistant engineer of projects for Fort Bend County.
Timeline: March-August 2017
Cost: $3.7 million
Funding sources: Fort Bend County, Newland Communities
1A. Crossover Road relocation
A segment of Crossover Road starting at the new Spring Green roundabout and extending west 1,344 feet will be removed. Crossover Road will then be rebuilt from the western end point in a northeast direction 1,100 feet and connected to Spring Green Boulevard north of the planned roundabout. The new segment of Crossover Road will be four lanes of concrete boulevard with underground storm drains on one side. The land vacated by the road’s removal will be returned to the adjacent landowners. The original Crossover Road will remain open during construction of the realigned portion. The project has been delayed due to right of way acquisition, according to Stacy Slawinski, assistant engineer of projects for Fort Bend County.
Timeline: March-August 2017
Cost: Funding for the project is included in the Spring Green roundabout project
Funding sources: Fort Bend County
1B. Crossover Road widening
The two-lane, asphalt segment of Crossover Road starting at FM 1463 and extending east 3,100 feet will be widened to four lanes of concrete boulevard with underground storm drains on one side. The widened segment and the relocated 1,100-foot segment will be joined together and will connect to Spring Green Boulevard. The project has been delayed due to right of way acquisition, according to Stacy Slawinski, assistant engineer of projects for Fort Bend County.
Timeline: October 2017-January 2018
Cost: $3.5 million
Funding sources: Fort Bend County
2. South Firethorne Drive connection project
A new road was built east from the existing end point of South Firethorne Drive, extending about 400 feet and connecting to Spring Green Boulevard. Anas Garfaoui, a planning technician with the city of Katy, said the project was substantially complete this past summer. However, the city had to wait until Fort Bend County completed the portion of its Spring Green Boulevard project in November that feeds into South Firethorne Drive, he said.
Timeline: April-November 2016
Cost: $686,000
Funding sources: Fort Bend Municipal Utility District No.163, Fort Bend MUD No. 161
I-10 "Dutch Junction" intersections[/caption]3. I-10 “Dutch Junction” intersections
Three protected intersections, called “Dutch Junctions” for the vast amount of cyclist traffic in the Netherlands, will be constructed along I-10 at Hwy. 6, Eldridge Parkway and Dairy Ashford Road. Designed by the Energy Corridor District, the intersections will contain a variety of features for bike riders and pedestrians, including marked lanes and more separation from vehicles. Upgrades to three other intersections along I-10—those at Barker Cypress Road, Park Ten Boulevard and Kirkwood Road—are included in the project, according to Mark Klein, a spokesperson for the ECD.
Timeline: November 2016-March 2017
Cost: $3 million
Funding sources: TxDOT, Energy Corridor District
