PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this project was to design and construct a bridge replacement for Greenhouse Road at South Mayde Creek. After study and review, the Harris County Flood Control District determined that the design and construction of Greenhouse Road bridge replacement would not proceed because other recommended alternatives could provide better benefits at a lower cost.
In 2021, the Flood Control District completed a preliminary engineering report (PER) for project U101-00-00-P003, bond project ID C-36, South Mayde Creek Channel Improvements and Bypass Channel. The PER (Preliminary Engineering Report) analyzed both the bridge replacement and bypass channel scenarios side-by-side as they each work to increase stormwater conveyance at the downstream end of South Mayde Creek as it flows into Addicks Reservoir, as well as various other scenarios. Results showed that the proposed bypass channel provides more benefit than the bridge replacement. Also, during an April 2019 meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to discuss the pending bypass channel project, the USACE expressed opposition to the replacement of this bridge. The Addicks Reservoir is owned and operated by the USACE.