Photo by Source: City of Sugar LandThe city of Sugar Land is moving forward with the final phase of the Hwy. 6 widening that will expand the road to eight lanes between Brooks Street and Lexington Boulevard. The city awarded Brown and Gay Engineers a $130,000 contract in late 2013 to conduct an environmental assessment for the project.
"We should be wrapping up the environmental assessment later this spring or early summer, then we will be submitting it to TxDOT," City Engineer Chris Steubing said. "We are looking to award the final design contract in October as we get into our [next] fiscal year."
The Texas Department of Transportation is expected to complete its review of the environmental assessment in 12-18 months, Steubing said. Once approved, the city expects to complete the final design of Phase 3 by early 2015.
The Hwy. 6 expansion project has been conducted in three phases. Phase 1 of the project—a triple-left turn lane at the Hwy. 59 interchange—was completed in 2010. Phase 2, which widened the highway between Kensington and Town Center boulevards to eight lanes, was completed the following year.
