Construction on the Town Park drainage pond, which the city broke ground on June 10, 2017, is expected to be complete by the first week in August, barring weather delays, city of Katy engineer David Leyendecker said.

The $3.1 million pond, which is located just north of Town Park Boulevard and is adjacent to Katy Hockley Cut Off Road, will serve as both a flood mitigation tool and park space, Katy Mayor Chuck Brawner said.

Leyendecker said excavation for the project is mostly complete, and the majority of the remaining work involves landscaping and the installation of an up to 10-car parking lot.

Brawner said the project has seen multiple weather delays since construction began due to events such as Hurricane Harvey and other rainy periods. He said that the benefits of having a drainage pond there have already been shown.

“It took some water in [during Harvey], which was good, then we’ve had a couple of other rains that it’s taken in,” Brawner said.

Brawner said rain the week of June 18 caused nearly a week of delay in construction, but the city had asked Cooley Construction, the company excavating the pond, to expedite the project.

“[Cooley has] moved some additional equipment in there to help speed that process up,” Brawner said.