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Lockwood Road expansion project to be rebid following utility delays

Harris County Precinct 4 will rebid the Lockwood Road project in the second quarter of 2021. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Harris County Precinct 4 will rebid the Lockwood Road project in the second quarter of 2021. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact Newspaper)

Harris County Precinct 4 will rebid the Lockwood Road project in the second quarter of 2021. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact Newspaper)

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By Kelly Schafler | | Updated

A project to expand Lockwood Road to be four lanes from Beltway 8 to the Union Pacific Corp. railroad has been delayed due to utility conflicts with Union Pacific Corp., according to Harris County Precinct 4 officials. Allgood Construction, the contractor, also withdrew from the contract, so Harris County will rebid the project in the second quarter of 2021. Bidding can take 90-120 days, and the project will be done in roughly nine months once construction begins.

Timeline: TBD
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Cost: $2.32 million

Funding sources: Harris County Precinct 4, McCord Development•
By Kelly Schafler

Editor, Lake Houston | Humble | Kingwood

Kelly Schafler is the editor for the Lake Houston, Humble and Kingwood edition of Community Impact Newspaper, covering public education, city government, development, businesses, local events and all things community-related. Before she became editor, she was the reporter for the Conroe and Montgomery edition for a year and a half.

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