

EHRA assisted with the district creation of Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 126 to accommodate a ±329 acre master planned community located in northern Montgomery County in the City of Conroe, south of League Line Road, west of Longmire Road, and adjacent to Lake Conroe.
Identified as a top priority during the development of the District’s Parks Master Plan, this portion of trail was the first phase of over two miles of planned trails to provide connectivity and recreation for District residents.
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.
Facilities requiring expansion were also common wall construction, and the EHRA team converted the facilities into aerobic digesters and sludge thickeners.
Engineering design and construction phase services of water, sewer, drainage and paving for four subdivision sections and off-site channel (123 acres out of a 400 acre subdivision). There was 60-feet of elevation difference on this site and wooded lots were left in their natural state which required the installation of retaining walls.
Howdy friends, it’s that time of year again here in the greatest city on earth! And just like the wild ride you are seeing at this year’s Houston Rodeo, land development has been on quite the ride over the last few years. For some of us, it’s been a real kick in the pants! Well folks, we have some good news for you. Your EHRA Construction team has been on top of this here rodeo and are happy we shed some light on the improving trend in single family subdivision construction prices. Yes it’s true my friends, prices have cooled off from the red hot summer of 2022 when we saw run away pricing reach its peak. But how much has it improved? Let’s take a quick look at leading indicators.
8” PVC water main has come back to price points we saw in May of 2021
8” PVC Sanitary Sewer main is back to pricing of June of 2021.
24” RCP Storm Drain is bidding at prices we haven’t seen since October of 2021
6” Concrete Paving has reset back to summer of 2021 pricing
If you haven’t talked with your favorite EHRA project manager, pick up the phone or drop us a line. We would love to hear from you, talk about construction pricing, and discuss your project.
Until next time folks…
Tim Hodes, PE – CPS Practice Area Leader