Sugar Land closes 6 mountain bike trails for debris cleanup

Hurricane debris pickup continues throughout Fort Bend County nearly 1 1/2 months after Hurricane Beryl made landfall on July 8.

What residents need to know

Sugar Land officials announced that six mountain bike trails closed to the public Aug. 19 for contractors to be able to remove Beryl vegetation debris, according to an Aug. 20 Facebook post from the city. The trails are expected to be closed for 30 to 45 days and will include:

• Cullinan Park and trails
• RiverPark walking and mountain bike trails
• Brazos River Park mountain bike trails
• Brindley Trail at Sugar Land Memorial Park
• Oyster Creek Park mountain bike trails
• Lost Creek Park mountain bike trails

Additionally, the city completed its second pass of storm debris collection Aug. 20 and began its final pass on Aug. 21, according to an Aug. 20 Facebook post. Residents are asked to self-report items placed at the curb to 311 or 281-275-2900 by the end of the day Aug. 21.

Zooming out

As of Aug. 21, Fort Bend County Homeland Security and Emergency Management has collected 497,480 cubic yards of debris, according to its Beryl debris removal dashboard.

The county estimates project completion by Aug. 31 and encourages residents to ensure debris is separated properly, according to an Aug. 9 Facebook post.

To see update totals and a map, click here.

What else?

Additionally, Missouri City officials announced an online self-reporting portal for residents to log debris, including an address, subdivision and the type of debris, according to an Aug. 17 Facebook post from the city.

To report your debris, click here.