The design of the project to connect the existing Soldiers Field Drive to Hwy. 6 in Sugar Land in nearing completion, according to the city of Sugar Land.
The $2.46 million extension—which is funded through money from the 2019 city of Sugar Land general obligation bond—will also include improvements to First Colony Boulevard.
Construction on the new road is expected to begin in fiscal year 2021-22, following the completion of the Hwy. 6 road widening project.
Design of Soldiers Field Drive extension in Sugar Land nearing completion, construction to follow
Design on a transportation project to extend Soldiers Field Drive in Sugar Land is nearing completion. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
By Claire Shoop
Reporter, Northwest Austin
Claire joined Community Impact Newspaper in September 2019 as the reporter for the Sugar Land/Missouri City edition and in December 2021 moved to Austin to become the reporter for the Northwest Austin edition. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in May 2019 where she studied journalism, government and Arabic. While in school, Claire was a fellow for The Texas Tribune, worked for the student newspaper, The Daily Texan, and spent a semester in Washington, D.C. She enjoys playing cards with her family and listening to the Boss, Bruce Springsteen.