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At its Nov. 18 meeting, Manvel staff gave an update on the city’s road improvement plan going into the new year.
The root of the discussion centered around Phase 3 of the city’s 2025 series of road improvements, which should come in the latter half of the year, according to city documents.
In the meantime, a number of roads will see work between now and the summer, with several already in the works.
Currently, three roads, Del Bello Lane, Scopel Road and Belcher Road, are being converted from gravel to asphalt, according to city documents. Once those are wrapped up, it will complete Phase 1, setting the city up to move to Phase 2, which will consist of asphalt overlays across 17 different roads beginning in January.
The details
According to the city’s schedule, the work by month will consist of:
January
- Cindy Street
- Taylor Street
- Magnolia Street
- South portion of Russell Street
- Bissell Road
- King Street
- Reed Lane
- Del Bello Lane
- Creek Road
- Pine Street
- Flora Road
- Booth Lane
- King Street
- Wolfe Lane
- Sprague Street
- Louisiana Street
- Old Chocolate Bayou Road
- Furnace Road
- North portion of Russell Street
The first two phases in total will cost around $3.4 million, City Manager Dan Johnson said Nov. 18.
Quote of note
"These projects address critical needs for safety, connectivity and growth, ensuring that Manvel is prepared for the future while remaining responsive to current demands," Mayor Dan Davis said Nov. 22. "I'm proud to support this progress and grateful for the patience and cooperation of our community as we work to build a stronger foundation for everyone."
How we got there
The roads currently seeing work at Belcher, Del Bello and Scopel were part of a package of roads approved earlier in the year in tandem with the city’s $40 million water reclamation facility project, Johnson said.
That project, approved in May, included an additional $10 million for street projects, according to city documents.
What’s next?
City staff discussed what Phase 3 of the 2025 projects could look like, which will likely consist of sidewalks and signals.
After the first two phases, the city has roughly $6 million left over to use on Phase 3, Johnson said.
Director of Public Works Robbie Hall gave a list of some places he’d like to see prioritized, some of which include connecting sidewalks around schools in Manvel.
As part of that, Johnson and Hall said they’d like to see about working with Alvin ISD to help with projects near schools.
The work on this portion of projects likely won’t begin until the late summer, according to a timeline from the city. A plan for City Council to consider could come in January or February, Hall said.
