The city of Pearland recently funded a feasibility study to identify gaps in its more than 615 miles of sidewalk.
What happened
Pearland City Council voted unanimously at its May 18 meeting to award a $164,000 contract to national consulting company STV Inc. to conduct a sidewalk feasibility study.
Since 2024, the city has replaced over 13 miles of sidewalks and completed the first round of standard repairs. The remaining sidewalk gaps require more extensive engineering evaluations, according to city documents.
Repairing these more challenging gaps means navigating open drainage ditches, limited right-of-way space, utility conflicts and strict accessibility requirements that standard construction methods can’t address, according to city documents.
The feasibility study will focus on nearly 470 high- and medium-priority sidewalk gaps, according to city documents.
Once completed, the study will provide the city with a map of each location, tagging the gaps as either feasible, not feasible, recommended or not considered, according to city documents.
How we got here
In 2023, Pearland voters approved a roughly $181 million bond package—including more than $26 million for streets, bridges and sidewalks, which included over $15 million for sidewalk gap infill and replacements, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.
This study will be funded by the 2023 bond, according to city documents.
Looking ahead
STV Inc. is expected to complete the study by the end of August, according to city documents.
