The release comes the same week the city formally adopted a drainage improvement fee that will see homeowners pay anywhere from $23.76 to $53.28 annually.
Funding for the project, dubbed Project Brazos, comes by way of a $4 million grant application to the Texas General Land Office as well as a $56 million grant from Fort Bend County. No construction timeline has been announced.
The project is the culmination of approximately four years of study, the release said. According to the release, if action is not taken soon, erosion will threaten Memorial Park, University Boulevard and Ditch H, as well as areas near Hwy. 59. Erosion could also threaten important infrastructure such as bridges and roads and could lead to a loss of life, the release said.
Project Brazos matches similar measures to reinvest in the city of Sugar Land, including a home revitalization program and multiple high-level drainage projects across the city.
