Below is Budget and Funding Information for the project. Last updated November 2022. 

September

Highlights: 

• The McHard Road Extension from Mykawa Rd. to Cullen Blvd. is complete and has entered the Project Close-out phase
• The project’s substantial completion date was April 12, 2023. This date includes 99 critical path time impact days that were added to the contract. 
• As part of the project close-out, the city has reached a settlement agreement with James Construction Group for issues that had not been resolved through the escalation process as prescribed by the Local Government Project Procedures (LGPP): the governing documents for projects constructed via the 80/20 funding split.

Read September Memo

November

Highlights: 

• Drainage system installation.

• All drainage boxes and piping has been installed.
• The installation of inlets is complete.
• Ditch regrading is complete between Cullen and Max Rd.
• Work has started on the overflow channels on Hickory Slough Ponds 1 and 2.
• Slope paving has been placed at Hickory Slough Pond 2.
• Slope paving around the inlets at Mykawa Rd. is complete.
• October 20th the project team, including the drainage engineer, met with a property owner on Harkey to discuss drainage system concerns along their lot.
• The drainage system includes two 4x2 boxes with SETs that could create a maintenance issue for the residents.
• The engineering team is currently working on a solution to address the residents’ concerns.
• Staff is working with BDD4 and addressing any concerns that they have from their inspection.

Upcoming work items:

• The contractor will continue paving through the greenfield and at the intersections.
• The contractor will continue installing the irrigation system.
• Landscaping installation should begin in late November.
• The subcontractor will continue installing fiber optic in the conduits and make connections to the signals.
• All of the detention ponds have been rough excavated.
• Pilot channels need to be installed.
• Outfalls need to be installed.
• Staff will present to City Council on November 21, 2022 a construction contract for an tying the fiber optics lines beyond the project limits back to the City’s existing fiber optic lines.
• The McHard Rd. project included the installation of fiber optics conduit and cabling within the project limits – Cullen Blvd. to Mykawa Rd.
• The contract to extend fiber from the West Pearland Community Center along Country Place Pkwy to McHard Rd. and along McHard Rd. to Cullen Blvd. plus along McHard Rd. from Mykawa Rd. to SH 35 was advertised and bid in October.
• The McHard Rd. fiber optics and the new fiber optics project will complete the fiber optics system throughout the McHard Rd. corridor.

Read November Memo

September

Highlights:

• Drainage system installation.

• The entire drainage system is approximately 95% complete.
• Three residential sanitary sewer lines must be relocated, and a sanitary sewer manhole must be adjusted before the drainage system along Hatfield can be completed. ▪ City staff has coordinated with a plumber to relocate the lines and the work is scheduled to be complete by the end of August.

▪ Hickory Slough Detention Pond 1 (HS1) is complete.

▪ A Brazoria Drainage District 4 (BDD4) Construction Inspector met with field personnel at the Hickory Slough Detention Pond 2 (HS2) on July 14, 2022.

• The BDD4 inspector routinely inspects construction on the district’s infrastructure.
• During this inspection, it was determined that the existing plans, approved by BDD4 does not include the correct slope detail for the overflow weir. The plans call for a 4:1 slope, but the maintenance requirement is 6:1.
• The project team is working with BDD4 to resolve this oversight in the most economical way.

▪ During the field meeting, BDD4 advised that since they will complete the work on the regional detention within the next six months, there is no need for this project to install the back slope interceptor or riprap because the BDD4 project will remove them to complete their work.

Upcoming Work Items:

• The contractor will continue paving at the intersections.
• The subcontractor will continue installing the irrigation system.
• The contractor will continue installing the sidewalk.
• Two future projects that are funded by the overall McHard Road Extension project.
• A new Fiber Optics project for the installation of fiber outside of the McHard Road Extension project limits.
  • The fiber project will tie-on to the east and west terminus of fiber that is being installed as part of the McHard Road project.
  • The fiber project will install approximately 17,600 LF of conduit and cable from west of SH 288 to Cullen Blvd. along McHard Road including a tie-in to the Westside Event Center on Country Place Pkwy. and from the intersection of McHard Road and Mykawa Road to SH 35.
• A McHard Road at Cullen Blvd. Intersection Improvements Feasibility Study for northbound dual left turn lanes.
  • The scope of the project is an alternative roadway geometric study to possibly add a second northbound lane from eastbound McHard Road.

Read September Memo

June

Highlights:

• Drainage system installation.

• The trunk line and laterals between Max and Roy were completed in April.
• All piping to the drainage junction boxes have been installed.
• The entire drainage system is approximately 90% complete.

• Concrete pavement.

• Concrete paving is approximately 85% complete
• In mid-April, the project team began working on an alternative Project Phasing Plan to open some of the side streets.
• The asphalt is being installed on the side streets: Stone, Max, Roy, O’Day, Garden, Hatfield, and Woody.
• Completed the turn lanes at Cullen and Adamo. ▪ The contractor began early morning (3 am) concrete pours on April 18 in the greenfield area between Max Rd. and Future Max Rd.
• On April 19, the west bound lanes were poured between O’Day and Woody Road intersections.
• On April 25, and April 28, beginning at 3 am, the west bound lanes were poured between Max and Roy Roads.
• The early morning pours have continued throughout the month of May.

• The fiber optics subcontractor has completed approximately 50% of the conduit installation.

Upcoming Work Items:

• The contractor will continue paving through the greenfield and at the intersections.
• The subcontractor will continue installing fiber optic conduits.
• All of the detention ponds have been rough excavated.
• Pilot channels need to be installed.
• Outfalls need to be installed. 

Read June Memo

March

Highlights:

• Drainage system installation.
• The contractor has started drainage installation at Roy Rd.
• Extended the drainage line along O’Day Rd. north or south?
• The installation was delayed two weeks as the church at 1610 O’Day moved their wrought iron fence that was installed in the City’s ROW.
• The previous contractor for the church also constructed a section of the parking lot, landscaping, and irrigation in the McHard ROW and within a water/sewer easement.
• Projects, Engineering, Public Works, and Community Development staff worked together to resolve the most immediate encroachment concerns at the church property along O’Day Rd. The church has applied for an encroachment agreement and permit to relocate the wrought iron fence that was impacting the drainage installation. The encroachment agreement also requires that if the ROW is needed in the future, the parking, landscaping, and irrigation will be removed by the church.
• Concrete pavement.
• Concrete paving is complete between O’Day Rd. and Mykawa.
• Both east and west lanes of pavement is in place.
• The shared use path (sidewalk) is complete.
• Stone Rd. concrete will be poured in quads (four separate pours) to avoid a total road closure. Southbound, both north and south of the McHard intersection is complete. The low-profile concrete barriers will be moved to begin work on the northbound side of Stone Rd. on March 14.
• Lime treatment of the subgrade began Feb. 8 at the Woody Rd. and O’Day Rd. in preparation for the upcoming concrete pours at those intersections.
• Black base will be poured at Hatfield and Woody Rd. on March 14.

Upcoming Work Items:

• The contractor will continue installing drainage box culverts eastward towards Hatfield.
• The subcontractor will continue installing the traffic signal poles at Max Rd., Roy Rd., O’Day Rd., Garden Rd., and Hatfield Rd.
• The subcontractor will continue installing fiber optic conduits. 

Read March Memo

September

Highlights:

• The Clear Creek detention pond is approximately 80% complete. 
• The pond excavation and haul off is complete. 
• Clay liner has been installed. 
• The outfall has not been installed. 
  ▪ Slope paving has not been installed. 
  • The contractor completed pouring approximately 35,000 SY of concrete pavement. 
  Concrete pavement placement is approximately 90% complete in Phase 1 and 1A. The 
  phases include the section of pavement between Cullen and Stone Rd., as well as the 
  paving of the lanes in both directions between Mykawa and O’Day. 
  • The contractor is prepping the sidewalks between Mykawa and O’Day. 
  • The contractor has completed the McHard Road and Stone Road intersection using Fast 
  Track concrete mixture. The mixture allows traffic to use the roadway after curing 24 hours. 
  • The contactor began pouring manhole block-outs between Cullen and Stone. 
  • The subcontractor has begun installing traffic signal poles.  Traffic Signal Poles have been 
  installed at Cullen, Roy and Max Roads. 
  • The contractor is installing drainage laterals while working through waterline conflicts. 
  ▪ The storm sewer is in conflict with the previously installed waterline at Stone Rd., 
  O’Day Rd., Woody, Rd., and Hatfield Rd. 
  ▪ Conflicts include the waterlines being too high for the placement of the storm sewer 
  boxes, the air relief valves. 
  ▪ The storm drain laterals are being installed throughout the alignment. The 
  contractor is installing laterals that are designed to be installed in phase 2 in the 
  current phase 1 and 1A to offset the impact of resolving the waterline conflicts are 
  having on the critical path. 
  • The Contractor has completed: 
  ▪ Phase 1 and 1A of the drainage system is complete. It includes: 
  o The installation of 7’ x 3’ drainage laterals west of Stone. 
  o The installation of 7’ x 4’ RCB trunk line between Stone and Max. 
  ▪ Installing curbs and driveways between Cullen and Stone. 
  • Ongoing work includes: 
  ▪ Preparing to install drainage system inverts in the roadway inlets.
• Complete the concrete pour between O’Day and Mykawa.
• Continue installing the RCB trunk line between O’Day and Garden.
• Install the drill shafts for the signal poles at Roy Rd. and Max Rd. 

Upcoming Work Items:

• The contractor will continue installing storm sewer trunk line eastwards. 
• The subcontractor will continue installing the traffic signal poles. 
• The subcontractor will begin installing fiber optic conduits.  
• Traffic should be moved to the new pavement between Cullen and Stone by October 15,and work 
  will transition over to the southside of the road. 

Read September Memo

June

Highlights:

• The contractor will begin pouring concrete for Phase 1 and 1A on June 23. 
  • Phase 1 and 1A includes the section of pavement between Cullen and Stone Rd. It also 
  includes paving the south bound lanes at the intersections of Stone, Max, Roy, Garden, 
  O’Day, Hatfield, and Woody. 
  • The west bound lanes between Cullen and Stone of McHard Rd. will be poured first and 
  then all traffic will be moved onto the new pavement for Phase 2. 
  • Lime stabilization of roadway subgrade began on June 16. 
  • Due to the anticipated high day-time temperatures, the contractor has requested to begin 
  the paving pours at 2 am each morning. 
  ▪ Temperatures above 90 degrees reduce the workability time and the evaporate 
  water from the mix causing excessive cracking and a reduction of the life cycle of 
  the product. 
  ▪ Night pours are the most economical remedy for high temperatures for the 
  contractor, ice is an alternative that is usually not readily available during summer 
  months 
• Staff will only allow 2 am start times in areas that do not have residences within 300 feet 
  of the construction activities. 
  ▪ For this phase of work, the section between Cullen Pkwy. and Adamo Ln. will have 
  a daily start time of 2 am. With this start time pours should be complete by about 
  8:00 am. The work on this segment should be complete in approximately two days, 
  weather permitting. 
•  The contractor will be allowed to begin at 5 am in the areas with residential concentrations. 
  Notifications to the residents will be provided to let them know when this work will occur. 
  The roadway was completely shut down to non-local traffic on June 2 thru 4 in order to 
  install laterals for the drainage system under the main lanes of traffic. 
   ▪ The Contractor has completed: 
   ▪ Phase 1 and 1A of the drainage system is complete. Includes: 
   • The installation of 4’ x 2’ drainage trunk line between Woody and Hatfield. 
   • The installation of curb and grate inlets between Garden and Roy. 
   • The installation of the lateral to the drainage ditch. 

Upcoming Work Items:

• The contractor will continue installing trunk line eastwards. 
• The contractor will begin installing fiber optic conduits.  
• The contractor will continue phase 1B of the project which consist of the installation of all Hickory Slough 
  Detention Pond 2 structures and laterals. 

Read June Memo

April

Highlights:

• The City granted the contractor’s request for a five (5) day time suspension due to the winter 
  storm freeze from February 14 through February 19. 
• The contractor has completed: 
  ▪ Phase 1A of the project. 
  ▪ The installation of junction boxes at both portions of the Clear Creek detention pond 
  ▪ The installation of the 7 x 4 culverts connecting the two components of the Clear Creek 
  detention pond. 
  ▪ Approximately 64% of the earthwork is complete. 
  ▪ Approximately 75% of ROW has been cleared in preparation for the subgrade work (Area 
  located between Stone Road and Mykawa) 
  ▪ Approximately 50% of the roadway excavation. 
  ▪ Approximately 60% of embankment work. 
  ▪ Approximately 80% of the channel excavation. 
• Met with Exxon Mobile on March 2, 2021 to discuss the Letter of No Objections (LONO) and to 
  clarify the requirements for crossing the pipeline. 
• The Exxon Mobile field representative determined that matting would not be required for 
  the construction work across their pipeline as previously suggested since the pipeline is 
  10 ft. deep. 
•  Continued coordination between the project team and Exxon Mobile as the pipeline 
  crossing date approaches. 
• Ongoing work includes: 
  ▪ Installation of 7 x 4 boxes between Cullen and Stone Rd. 
  ▪ Installation of laterals between Cullen and Stone Rd. 
  ▪ Continued coordination with CenterPoint Energy, Phonoscope, AT&T and Comcast for 
     the relocation of their facilities along the north south streets throughout the McHard 
     corridor. 

Upcoming Work Items:

•  The contractor will continue the site prep between Stone Rd. and Garden Rd. 
•  The contractor will continue roadway excavation between Cullen and Stone Rd.  
•  The contractor will begin phase 1B of the project which consist of the installation of all Hickory Slough 
    Detention Pond 2 structures and laterals. 

Read April Memo
 

February

Highlights:

• The contractor has completed:
  • Approximately 80% of storm sewer for the Hickory Slough Drainage System.
  • The installation of the laterals in the Hickory Slough Drainage System.
  • Approximately 25% of the excavation of Hickory Slough Detention Pond.
  • Clearing and grubbing the ROW for the roadway between Cullen Blvd. and Stone Rd.
  • The demolition/removal of all remaining structures within the ROW remaining after installation of the water & sewer utilities
  • The installation of 6 x 4 storm boxes for the Clear Creek Drainage System.
• The project team met representatives from ExxonMobil in the field to review the pipeline crossing requirements.
  • The pipeline in question was installed in 2019, after the design of McHard Road was complete and approved for construction.
  • Construction mats will be required over the pipeline during all phases of the construction work within the pipeline corridor
  • Installation of mats were not included in the bid documents and will require a change order

     to the contract. ExxonMobil made no mention of the mat requirement at the time of the City’s permit application.

  • The contractor submitted a proposal request which has been approved for the purchase of the mats. Funding for the change in requirements will be shared between TxDOT and the City per the funding agreement. Estimated cost for the mats is approximately $18,600.
• CenterPoint Energy (CPE) has completed the removal of all infrastructure in the right-of-way and

   relocated accordingly

• Other utilities (Verizon, AT&T, Phonoscope) – lines have all been relocated.

Read February Memo

November

Highlights:

• The U.S. Army Corps Individual Permit was approved and received on September 28, 2020.
• The Notice to Proceed (NTP) for construction was issued on September 30, 2020.
• The contractor asked for and was granted six additional days due to a delay in securing concrete traffic barriers.
  • The plans stated that the concrete barriers would be available from a TxDOT designated source, but TxDOT no longer provides the barriers for local let projects.  TxDOT's review apparently missed this item and failed to notify the City or the Engineer of this change in policy.
  • City staff was able to borrow the barriers for Brazoria County.
  • The contractor retrieved the barriers from a storage site in Angleton and transported them to the job site.
• The contractor mobilized on October 6, 2020 after placing the concrete barriers along Phase 1 of the project - between Cullen Blvd and Stone Rd.
• A virtual Construction Start-Up meeting was held on October 7, 2020.
  • In attendance were representatives from the City, the consultants responsible for construction oversight, the contractor and TxDOT.
• Private Utility companies are still removing their overhead lines and poles from the ROW.
  • The contractor is currently working around the utility conflicts.
  • Most of the lines have been removed from the poles in the ROW.
  • Pull boxes and other electrical panels are being moved.
  • The utility conflicts should be complete by the end of November.
• To date the contractor has:
  • Cleared the alignment between Cullen Blvd and Stone Rd.
  • Excavated approximately 75% of the Clear Creek detention ponds.
  • Excavated about 25% of the Hickory Slough detention pond.
  • Continuously coordinated with BDD4 during the excavation of the detention ponds.

Challenges:

• Ongoing challenges include continued coordination with the utility companies to ensure their lines are removed before they cause an impact to the schedule.
• The soil conditions are very wet and will likely require some form of dewatering.
  • The current schedule calls for the installation of the storm boxes for the outfall to be complete by the end of the month, but well pointing/dewatering activities will delay the completion.
  • Monument Pipeline has recently informed the City that the drainage system crossing of their pipeline will likely require the line to be re-coated at the City's cost.  The AFA contains approximately $250,000 in funds for utility adjustments that has the potential to be utilized for this work.  Should this work be necessary, further discussion with TxDOT will be required to confirm funding utilization and participation.

Upcoming Work Items:

• The contractor is clearing and grubbing the embankment for the roadway just west of Mykawa.
• Begin stripping the topsoil between Cullen Blvd and Stone Rd pending the utility company's completion of their work.
• Demolition/removal of structures such as fences, posts, etc. that may be in the ROW.
• Begin the installation of the channel liner at the Hickory Slough detention pond.
• Determine need and extent for ground water control.
  • The contract includes ground water control, but because of the excessive groundwater encounter so far, this line item will likely be overrun as much as possible by using underrun items in the contract.

Read November 2020 memo

2020 

June

Contract Awards and Proposal

• Construction contract for the McHard Road Extension project awarded to James Construction Group LLC
  • Amount: $29,658,286.30
  • Due to begin work upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed, which should be issued in mid-July
• Construction contract for Construction Manager/Inspection/Materials Testing awarded to HDR, Inc.
  • Amount: $2,906,481.51

Read June 2020 memo

September

• Wetland Mitigation Purchase
  • Plan developed to mitigate 3.54 acres of herbaceous wetlands on existing property owned by the City, expanding the site of a previously developed wetland mitigation. Modeled values require a 2:1 mitigation ratio which resulted in approximately 7 acres to be produced on this site.
    • This is the preferred mitigation for the herbaceous vegetation because purchasing herbaceous credits from a Mitigation Bank has a total estimated cost of $796,000.
    • Berg Oliver has performed work previously on the City’s mitigation site and can expand the previous wetland area to accommodate the 7 new acres of herbaceous wetland mitigation requirements for about $175,000,
    • Staff plans to amend Berg Oliver’s current contract to
      add these services and will bring that amendment to Council on the October 28th agenda.
  • The 0.8 acres of forested wetlands cannot be produced in the City’s mitigation site and therefore must be purchased from a mitigation bank.
    • The Lower Brazos Mitigation Bank was recently recertified with additional credits. The cost to mitigate the 0.8 acres of forested wetlands at a mitigation ratio of 1.5:1 (1.2 acres total) is $180,000. An Initial contact letter returned a positive response on availability at this time. Therefore Staff will request authorization for this expenditure on the October 14th agenda.

• Designs, Plans, and Meetings
  • Roadway design is approximately 95% complete with plans and project manual submitted to TxDOT.
  • Project team has scheduled a Utility Coordination meeting on October 1 to notify all Utility companies with conflicts along the alignment to resolve said conflicts by the proposed Notice To Proceed Date as construction phase nears. 
• Right of Way
  • New right of way required the acquisition of 76 parcels. Four remaining parcels have not been required, but are scheduled for court hearings in October and November. 

Read the September 2019 memo

January 

• Wetlands Permitting
  • Design Consultant attention is focused on the wetlands permitting with efforts to prepare an U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Individual Permit application
    •  The project submitted a delineation of existing wetlands to USACE in September, 2016 after being told that the subject wetlands were non-jurisdictional. Verification of a wetlands delineation is generally a 3 to 6 month process. The Corps finally responded 20 months later, in May, 2108, with a Jurisdictional finding requiring an Individual Permit and greater than 1:1 mitigation
    • The City recently learned that the project can have the Individual Permit reviewed through an agreement between TxDOT and the USACE in order to expedite the review process. 
• Land Acquisition
  • The City received authorization from TxDOT to begin acquisition of property in May 2018.
  • There are now 76 parcels identified along the McHard Road alignment.
  • Currently, there are 42 parcels in closing. 
  • The acquisitions and agreements are expected to be complete by May 2019. 
• Next Steps
  •  The design of the McHard Road is approximately 95% complete.
  • 95% plans will be submitted to TxDOT for review at the end of January 2019.
  • An Individual Permit for wetlands mitigation will be submitted to the USACE within the next 30 days. 

Read the January 2019 memo. 

May 2018

• Environmental Permitting
  • September 21, 2016: The consultant submitted an application for a wetlands determination to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) based on prior consultations with USACE and presuming these areas to be non-jurisdictional
  • May 17, 2018: The City received the determination letter stating that the wetlands were Jurisdictional and would need to be mitigated.
    • This jurisdictional determination will require the City to apply for an Individual Permit which can take a year or more to complete
• Land Acquisition
  • Parcel maps have been approved by TxDOT
    • 3rd party appraisals are complete and TxDOT has begun issuing approved appraisal reports for the acquisitions sub-consultant to release to landowners.
    • To date, TxDOT has approved three appraisals for release to begin making offers to landowners.
• Design
  • Design of the McHard Road is approximately 90% complete.
    •  Upon completion of the acquisitions, the plans will be submitted to TxDOT for final review and approval.
    • The acquisition phase is expected to take at least nine months.
    • In addition to the acquisition, 100% plans approval will also depend on the approval of the Individual Permit. The project team is aggressively attempting to hold the current bid date of May 2019. 
• Budget 
  • The proposed 2019 CIP will allocate an additional $6.7M in 2019 & 2020 to the project.
  • Additional construction funding will resolve the budget deficit that is currently portrayed in the budget analysis below
• Fiber Optic
  •  City updated our Intelligent Traffic System (ITS) specification to utilize fiber optics for the primary communications network.
    • This system provides control and video monitoring at intersections and provides overall network connectivity throughout the city including the SCADA system. 
  • The McHard Rd. project design began before the current ITS standards were developed. Therefore, fiber optics connectivity was not a consideration of the current roadway design.
    • TxDOT has preliminarily approved the request to amend the scope of the project to add the fiber design and construction within the limits of the project (Cullen Blvd. to Mykawa Rd.).
• Next Steps
  • Staff will submit to City Council for consideration and approval a Contract Amendment in the amount of $51,115.01 to add the design of Fiber Optics within the project limits. Under the 80/20 cost sharing agreement, TxDOT will be pay $40,892.01 and cost to the City will be $10,223.00
    • The engineer will submit a proposal to design two segments of fiber along the McHard alignment outside of the project limits.
  • . Staff plans to present these contracts at the June 25, 2018 City Council meeting.

Read the May 2018 memo.

September 2017

• Environmental Impact
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was received in July.
  • The receipt of the FONSI is one of the final hurdles before the acquisition phase can begin.
  • The FONSI was issued upon the final approval of the Environmental Assessment Report (EA).
    •  EA approved by TxDOT on May 28. 
• ROW Acquisition
  •  TxDOT has authorized the initiation of ROW acquisition
    •  Land acquisition will officially begin after the signed and sealed ROW maps are approved by TxDOT. 
      •  The Surveyor submitted the ROW maps for review by TxDOT on August 11.
      • 84 parcels have been identified that will be impacted by the project.
• Submittals
  • 90% Plans, Specifications, & Estimate (PS&E) were submitted to TxDOT in June.

Read the September 2017 memo. 

July 2017

The McHard Road Project received the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) in July, 2017.  The receipt of the FONSI, one of is the final steps before the ACQUISITION PHASE can begin.  The FONSI was issued upon the final approval of the Environmental Assessment Report (EA) which validated the roadway alignment after evaluating numerous environmental considerations.  The EA investigated the impact the proposed project alignment would have on:

1. Cultural resources such as structures, buildings, archeological sites, districts, historic properties, cemeteries, etc.
2. Water resources, including wetlands, pollution discharges, impact to floodplains and navigable waterways.
3. Effect on wildlife, including endangered species, migratory birds, and habitats.
4. Air quality.
5. Hazardous Materials impact.
6. Traffic noise.
7. Indirect and cumulative impacts on both natural and socioeconomic resources.

With the completion of the EA and FONSI, the City’s acquisitions consultant began contacting property owners along the roadway alignment that will be impacted by the project.  The consultants will schedule a meeting with owners to assess the valuation of the properties that will be effected by the McHard Road right of way requirements.

Copies of the final EA report and FONSI are below and are also available for public inspection at TxDOT’s Houston District Office and the City of Pearland Engineering and Capital Projects Department.

Finding of No Significant Impact 

Notice - Finding of No Significant Impact

Approved Final Environmental Assessment

May 2017

• The Public Hearing held at Dawson High School on February 21. o
  • Approximately 65 citizens attended the Public Hearing with 14 Comments were submitted either in person at the hearing or via regular mail immediately after the hearing.  Responses were compiled into a Response Matrix and submitted to TxDOT. o
    • The Public Hearing documents were approved by TxDOT on April 24.
• Environmental Assesment submitted to TxDOT on April 28
• Land acquisition cannot begin until after the 60 day period 
  • The City’s appraiser can begin contacting property owners before the 60 day period, but there cannot be any kind of agreement or discussion with the owners concerning the value of their property.
  • The appraisers can visit properties for the assessment of value only.
  • 84 parcels have been identified that will be impacted by the project.
• Final Drainage Report approved March 22. 
• Fiber Optics added to the project
• Coordination meeting with Brazoria Drainage District #4 occurred to discuss final drainage for the project
• 90% Plans, Specifications, & Estimate (PS&E) are due to TxDOT by the end of May.

Read the May 2017 memo. 

January 2017

• Public hearing
  • The Public Hearing for the McHard Road Extension (Cullen Boulevard to Mykawa Road) project will be held, in conjunction with the Texas Department of Transportation, on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm, at Glenda Dawson High School, 2050 Cullen Blvd.
  • The project will extend McHard Road from Cullen Boulevard 3.45 miles to Mykawa Road.
    • The proposed road will be a four-lane, divided concrete curb and gutter major thoroughfare along the northern corridor of the City.
    • The project will also include intersection improvements at Adamo, Stone, Max, Roy, Garden, O’Day, Hatfield, and Woody.
      • With the exception of Adamo, Stone, and Woody, traffic signals will be included in improvements.
    • Other improvements include a 10-foot shared use path along the south side, landscaped medians, drainage, and detention ponds. 

Read the January 2017 memo. 

Read the Public Hearing Notice.

December 2016

• Updated road alignment
• McHard Road Update Presention

August 2016

• Project Schedule Update

March 2016

• City staff presented a PowerPoint update to the McHard Road Corridor Association (MRCA) meeting that was held on March 1, 2016 at the Pearland Chamber of Commerce. 
  • The meeting was attended by approximately 25 members of the MRCA. 
  •  The presentation was an effort by staff to provide not only the MRCA members, but also the Pearland community with factual information, the project schedule and major milestones.

January 2016

• Highlights
  • Determined 83 parcels may be impacted by the project
    • To date, 72 parcel owners have granted Right of Entry
    • Surveyor has completed surveying the 72 properties that have granted entry
  • Field investigation, environmental field work, and Cultural Impact Analysis still under way
  • Each component of the Environmental Assessment is being submitted to TxDOT as drafts are competed
    • After final EA report is approved, land acquisition phase can begin. 

March-August 2015

• Public Meeting occurred on March 24, 2015
  • Approximately 250 residents attended the meeting
  • TxDOT observed that the meeting was one of the best coordinated and highest attended “non-contentious” meetings that they have had
• The updated timeline for the design and environmental processes is as follows:

  Activity	Approximate Beginning	Planned Duration	Planned Duration
  Design Begins	September 2014	31 months	April 2017
  Environmental	September 2014	19 months	March 2016
  Public Meeting	January 2015	2 months	March 2015
  Right of Way Acquisition	January 2017	10 months	November 2017

  Public Meeting Summary Report – June 22, 2015 - Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D 
  Frequently Asked Questions 
  Project Update March 2015 
  Sign up for Alerts 
  Sept. 9, 2014 meeting information 
  Map,  Thoroughfare Plan 
  Public Meeting March 24, 2015 
  Alternate Alignment Exhibit 
  Meeting Board Exhibits 

  Segment	2019	2035
  Cullen Blvd. to Stone Rd.	19191	23722
  Stone Rd. to Max Rd.	19101	23158
  Max Rd. to Roy Rd.	20278	21348
  Roy Rd. to Garden Rd.	22190	24084
  Garden Rd. to O'Day Rd.	23222	25203
  O'Day Rd. to Hatfield Rd.	18178	19773
  Hatfield Rd. to Woody Rd.	19850	23399
  Woody Rd. to Mykawa Rd.	20107	23114

March 2015 memo.