EHRA offered its Landscape Architectural services to complete a Parks and Trails Master Plan for the District.
EHRA conducted a traffic engineering study to identify the impacts of a proposed master development located near the intersection of FM 1488 and Peoples Road in the City of 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 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.
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.
The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season left a future of recovery and healing in the Houston area. Now that hurricane season is here, many Houstonians are wondering “What if it happens again?”
Houston residents are no strangers when it comes to flooding. The Memorial Day flood in 2015 flooded over 2,000 homes. The Tax Day Flood in 2016 dropped as much as 17 inches of rain in parts of the city. Hurricane Harvey dumped an astronomical amount of rain which created more than $100 billion dollars in damage.
Harris County Commissioners court voted to seek a special election on August 25th—the one year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. It is not clear yet what the bond will include exactly. However, the court proposed a $2.5 billion-dollar price tag, and if approved, it will be the largest local investment in the region’s flood control system. All county’s 22 watershed will likely see improvements, if passed. According to the Harris County Flood Control District’s website, “Projects would be distributed throughout Harris County. Broad categories of projects include:
• Channel modification projects
• Regional storm water detention basins
• Voluntary home buy-outs in areas with the greatest risk of flooding, which would include more than 1,000 residential structures across the County
• Engineering studies of specific watersheds or areas that will produce specific alternatives that could be built to reduce flooding risks in that watershed or area
• Local match for federal grant dollars for qualifying projects such as completing our four active projects in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Brays, Hunting, White Oak and Clear Creek
• Local match for other grants to repair our damaged infrastructure and construct new flood damage reduction projects.” (https://www.hcfcd.org/bond-program/frequently-asked-questions/)
Houston will never be completely exempt from flooding, but this is a step in the right direction.
For questions about the bond, click here.
For proposed projects, click here.