Contractors Start Northpark Junction Boxes Next to Railroad Tracks

10/29/25 – Contractors have begun placing rebar and pouring concrete for two giant, cast-in-place junction boxes on either side of the UnionPacific Railroad tracks that cross Northpark Drive. The junction boxes will connect drainage systems on both sides of the tracks.

Construction Roadblocks Eliminated

Unanticipated utility conflicts held up drainage work for months. And the drainage work needs to be completed before Loop 494 can be completed, Northpark surface lanes can be paved, and contractors can start work on the bridge over the tracks/Loop 494. So this is another significant milestone.

Once complete, the junction boxes will comprise a significant link that conveys excess stormwater from west of the tracks to the Kingwood Diversion Ditch on the east.

Pictures Supplied by Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority

The pictures below show the start of work in the first of the two pits.

*Clean out of debris from the twin 5′ bores in anticipation of construction of the junction boxes.*

*Contractors start with the bottoms. Then they will build the sides and top.* *Picture: 10/28/29.*

*Smoothing the concrete and placing anchors for the sides.* *10/28/29*

The Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority anticipates completion of the boxes on both sides of the tracks by the end of the first week in November 2025, weather permitting.

Posted by Bob Rehak on 10/29/25

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