The flood control district released an update on the project Jan. 11 that states the district worked through the required legal process to restart the Beamer Ditch project after a contractor’s lack of progress led to the project being declared abandoned.
The Harris County Commissioners Court approved a new contract selecting Rebel Contractors Inc. as the construction company to complete the project. The contract allows for approximately 16 months of construction, according to the flood control district’s update memo.
Mud Gully is a channel off of Beamer Road near San Jacinto College South and the Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital. The construction will extend the existing concrete channel by about 4,600 feet from Sagedowne Lane to past the Beamer Road bridge. The bottom of the channel will also be widened to 45 feet.
The Beamer Ditch project is part of the Clear Creek Federal Flood Risk Management Project, which consists of several channel conveyance improvement projects, 17 bridge replacements or modifications and other stormwater mitigation upgrades. The project is a collaboration between several entities, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Pearland.
