The purpose of this project was to convert the existing at-grade crossing of Brazoria County Road 56 (CR 56) and State Highway 288 (SH 288) into a diamond interchange that includes a new overpass bridge. Coordination with TXDOT, area landowners, utility companies, and Brazoria County was integral in obtaining approval and acceptance of the project.
In 2006, Caldwell Companies sought to create Towne Lake as a community where residents and services could be connected by water. Their vision included boat docks and marinas augmenting traditional walking trails to navigate a vibrant residential community. EHRA was the perfect partner to take Caldwell Companies’ vision and create this livable suburban oasis.
EHRA performed preliminary drainage area delineations for nine creek crossings and calculated approximate 100-year flows for each culvert crossing. Culvert structures were sized for each of the six crossings, ranging from 48” round pipe culverts up to dual 5’x5’ box culverts.
EHRA worked with the District to create a comprehensive Parks Master Plan, which included recommendations for the development of over two miles of hike/bike trails adjacent to local streets, and within flood control and utility pipeline easements. The District began implementation of the Plan by prioritizing the beautification of West Road, a major arterial street that runs through the District.
EHRA completed a site-specific planning and visioning study for the proposed 470-acre San Jacinto Boulevard District (SJBD) in Baytown, Texas.
The EHRA Construction Phase Services Group has been tracking common infrastructure item costs during the 2021 unforeseen market fluctuation. Price increases are observed across the board, but we are focused here on the most common items such as concrete paving, storm drain, water and sanitary sewer pipe. Water and sanitary sewer pipe show the sharpest increase and the suppliers have confirmed PVC resin shortage is the cause.
We have been observing trends in pricing increases with multiple water related items.
8” PVC Water main – 8” PVC water main is bidding at an increase of 60% since the start of 2021.
We have been observing trends in pricing increases with multiple wastewater collection items.
Of the common infrastructure items EHRA has been tracking for our clients projects, PVC 8” sanitary sewer main has seen the most drastic surge in costs. 8” PVC sanitary sewer main is bidding at over 60% increase since the start of 2021.
We have been observing trends in pricing increases with multiple drainage related items.
24” RCP storm drain – Reinforced concrete storm drain pipe is seeing a 34% surge in bid prices since the beginning of the year.
We have been observing trends in pricing increases with multiple paving related items.
6” concrete paving – Concrete street paving is showing a moderate 9% price increase since the beginning of the year.