Bailey Road widening on track to finish by end of the year

The Bailey Road widening project is on track to finish by the end of the year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

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By Haley Morrison | 4:25 PM Nov 19, 2020 CST | Updated 4:25 PM Nov 19, 2020 CST

The Bailey Road widening project is still on track to finish by the end of 2020, Brazoria County Engineer Matt Hanks said. The project will widen Bailey Road from CR 90 to FM 1128.

The contract for the project does not end until April 2021, so there may still be minor checkpoint items and landscaping after the project is completed, Hanks said. The project began in September 2019.

The project costs $15 million and is funded by Houston-Galveston Area Council's Transportation Improvement Program and by Brazoria County.

By Haley Morrison

Haley Morrison came to Community Impact Newspaper in 2017 after graduating from Baylor University. She was promoted to editor in February 2019. Haley primarily covers city government.

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