Meritage has finished clearing all of its 40 acres between Pinehurst and Kings River. The property is just east of West Lake Houston Parkway and borders Kings Park Way, Texas Laurel Trail, and Pinehurst Trail Drive. The company plans to build 210 homes on the site in two phases. Status of Phases 1 and 2 […]
12/22/24 – The West Lake Houston Parkway development between Kings Park Way and Upper Lake Drive is finally nearing completion, more than 2.5 years after land clearing began. Construction of the development has been plagued by stormwater control issues. Property Ultimately Owned by Trammell Crow The property has been developed in two phases by Kingwood […]
12/21/24 – West Fork dredging spoils are being pumped across the East Fork and up Luce Bayou to where it joins the Inter-basin Transfer Project. Just Outside of Floodplain The first question I had after learning of the location was, “Is it out of the floodplain?” Comparing drone photos taken today to FEMA’s Flood Hazard […]
12/20/2024 – Just in time for the holidays, the City’s new dredging program on Lake Houston finally launched this week, but with some changes. According to Dustin Hodges, Chief of Staff for District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger, delays earlier this year in the long-awaited dredging program had to do with the search for […]
12/19/24 – Northpark and Loop 494 lane switches happen tonight to accommodate new construction. Two large lane switches will begin at 9PM. One will be on the eastbound lanes between Kings Mill and the eastern end of the project at the Kingwood Diversion Ditch. The second will be on Loop 494 about a block north […]
12/18/24 – Bayou Land Conservancy (BLC), one of the area’s leading environmental groups, gave me an inside peak at what it takes to keep natural flood control natural. Preserving land for flood control along Houston area bayous and creeks is more difficult than it seems. Kevin Muraira is BLC’s Land Stewardship Manager. He inspects more […]
12/17/24 – The two Mercer Stormwater Detention Basins along Cypress Creek at FM1960 and the Hardy Tollroad were originally scheduled for completion in April of this year. Pictures taken today, however, show contractors are far from finished. Together, the two basins will be able to store 512 acre feet of stormwater when complete. They will […]
12/16/2024 – Decades ago, someone told me the 10 two-letter words that make all the difference in the world. The words have stuck with me ever since. “If it is to be, it is up to me.” The 10 two-letter words The quote has been attributed to various individuals, but most often William H. Johnsen. […]
12/15/24 – Houston District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger issued a newsletter on 12/11/24. It contains updates on Lake Houston dredging and additional floodgates for the Lake Houston Dam. Dredging Details According to Flickinger, the City’s dredging contractor will begin south of the West Fork-Mouth Bar this week. DRC will remove approximately 800,000 cubic […]
12/14/24 – Contractors yesterday were busily preparing for major changes at both ends of the Northpark Drive expansion project. Weather permitting, they should take place on December 19th and 20th. The project will ultimately accommodate increased traffic while providing an all-weather evacuation route for Kingwood residents. West End of Northpark The pictures below taken on […]