A $56.9 million flood mitigation project in Kingwood is moving forward following actions taken by Harris County Commissioners Court and Houston City Council in late March and early April, respectively.
What happened?
Harris County commissioners awarded a nearly $29.39 million flood mitigation project to Brice Construction & Design LLC during a business court meeting March 31. Roughly one week later, Houston City Council approved a $10 million appropriation out of the Reimbursement of Equipment/Project Fund and authorized an interlocal agreement with Harris County Flood Control District for the same project, during the April 7 council meeting.
The Taylor Gully Channel Conveyance Improvements and Woodridge Stormwater Detention Basin project aims to reduce the risk of flooding in Kingwood through a combination of channel conveyance improvements and a stormwater detention basin, per the HCFCD website. The project was identified as part of the Kingwood Drainage Analysis Study and is being funded with $41.94 million from Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation funding and $19.2 million from other funding sources, per the HCFCD website.