Green Tee Bridge reopened in late November, officials with the Texas Department of Transportation confirmed.

The full story

After originally saying the bridge would likely open up in the spring of 2025, TxDOT Public Information Officer Danny Perez said Dec. 10 the bridge is “essentially done” and a social media post from the agency confirmed Nov. 27 the bridge was open.

“We knew how the closure of the bridge was impacting the community and we wanted to do all we could to minimize those impacts,” Perez said.

How we got here

The bridge was aging and needed to be replaced to help with future expansion in the area, Community Impact previously reported. The work consisted of replacing the old bridge with one that is higher and wider, as well as paving that approached the bridge.

The project in total cost $3.17 million, according to documents from TxDOT. The breakdown includes:

• $2.2M from the federal government
• $0.37M from TxDOT
• $0.53M from the city of Pearland

Perez also noted in September the project created challenges with traffic control plans, which required a detour route due to the bridge being closed during construction.