Each month, we compile a list of recently completed, current and future road projects around Sugar Land and Missouri City.
Fort Bend Parkway extension
The Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority selected Parsons-Brinckerhoff to design the Fort Bend Parkway overpass at Hwy. 6. Design work is slated to wrap up this fall, and construction will begin in late 2014 or early 2015, FBCTRA officials said. In addition to the overpass, the FBCTRA is looking at preliminary designs for Extension B-2, which will build on Extension B-1 from Hwy. 6 to Sienna Parkway. The new extension will connect Sienna Parkway to Sienna Springs in Missouri City.
The FBCTRA is moving away from a tolled ramp configuration to main lane tolls. The configuration will remove all of the ramps at McHard Road and construct a main lane toll plaza south of McHard Road. The Lake Olympia ramp plaza has been removed and will be moved south in anticipation of Missouri City's plans to extend Lake Olympia Boulevard to connect with the Hurricane Lane extension.
The new configuration will not change the overall toll cost for motorists, officials said.
Hwy 6 overpass
Timeline: Construction is slated to begin in late 2014 or early 2015
Cost: TBD
Funding source: FBCTRA
Segment B-2
Timeline: TBD
Cost: TBD
Funding source: FBCTRA
1. LJ Parkway extension
The city of Sugar Land and Johnson Development Corp. are nearing completion on a new connection in the community of Riverstone. LJ Parkway will soon connect with Commonwealth Boulevard to provide a new route into the master-planned community. The additional access is expected to open new land for development.
Timeline: Completion slated for 2015
Cost: TBD
Funding sources: City of Sugar Land, Fort Bend County LID 19, Johnson Development Corp.
2. University Boulevard extension
With the connection of University Boulevard to Hwy. 90 nearing completion, the city of Sugar Land authorized a design contract Sept. 2 for $1.2 million with Lockwood, Andrews and Newman Inc. for the extension from Hwy. 90 north to Stadium Drive in the Imperial Sugar Land development. The city will pay for the design up front and will be reimbursed by the developer and Fort Bend County. University Boulevard will continue as a four-lane road across Hwy. 90 and the Union Pacific rail line on street level. A bridge will be built over Oyster Creek to connect with Stadium Drive. The project also includes a shared bike path and an adjacent sidewalk.
Timeline: Slated to open late 2015
Cost: $9 million (construction)
Funding sources: Fort Bend County, city of Sugar Land, TIRZ redevelopment district
3. Vicksburg Boulevard extension
Missouri City is in the process of acquiring the land needed to extend Vicksburg Boulevard north of Hwy. 6 to connect with Lake Olympia Parkway. The Vicksburg Boulevard and Hwy. 6 interchange has seen recent business development, and the improved access should help local mobility.
Timeline: Slated to open in early 2015
Cost: $3,125,000
Funding sources: Missouri City, Fort Bend County, MUD 47
4. Austin Parkway improvements
Designs for Austin Parkway between Hwy. 6 and Commonwealth Boulevard are 90 percent complete and will wrap up this fall. Construction includes a new road, sidewalks and trail expansions.
Timeline: To be completed within the five-year capital improvement plan
Cost: $2.6 million
Funding source: City of Sugar Land
5. Dairy Ashford improvements
The design of Dairy Ashford from Parklane Boulevard to Stiles Lane is about 30 percent complete. The project should be completed in early 2015. The roadway will be improved to help local mobility.
Timeline: Construction slated to begin
spring 2015
Cost: TBD
Funding source: City of Sugar Land
6. Lakefield road improvements
Design work on several road improvement projects within the Lakefield subdivision wrapped up this summer, and construction is slated to start in late 2014. The project includes sidewalk replacement throughout the subdivision as well as drainage improvements. Reconstruction will begin with Lakefield Way and Great Lakes Avenue.
Timeline: Construction slated for fall 2014
Cost: $2.5 million
Funding source: City of Sugar Land
7. Williams Trace improvements
An engineering report for the reconstruction of Williams Trace Boulevard between Austin Parkway and Lexington Boulevard will wrap up this fall. The roadway will be reconstructed in two phases. Phase 1 will rebuild the road from Hwy. 6 to Austin Parkway, and Phase 2 will cover Hwy. 6 to Lexington Boulevard. Construction will take place in the next five years as part of the city's capital improvement program.
Timeline: Construction slated for mid-2015
Cost: TBD
Funding source: City of Sugar Land
