F-23 Cypress Creek Tributary K163-00-00 Conveyance Improvements

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December 13, 2022 - Harris County Commissioners Court approved a change in the construction contract adding 95 calendar days with no change to the contract amount.

September 28, 2021 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized the approval of a change in contract, adding 47 calendar days and resulting in an addition of $44,744 to the contract amount for construction stage services in support of this project.

February 9, 2021 - Harris County Commissioners authorized the acquisition of a tract of land in support of this project.

January 5, 2021 - Harris County Commissioners Court authorized a contract change for construction stage services with no change in contract amount.

Construction began in July 2020 and is expected to be complete in the winter of 2021/2022.

June 6, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved a $167,331 agreement for materials engineering and testing services in support of this project.

May 19, 2020 - Harris County Commissioners Court approved updates to project details in the 2018 Bond Program List. Update changes funding details to reflect engineers estimate and construction award amount.

April 28, 2020 - Harris County Commissioners Court approved a $17,612 agreement with a utility company for a proposed pipeline adjustment in support of this project.

April 7, 2020 - Harris County Commissioners Court approved a $7,958,998 contract for construction of this project.

April 7, 2020 - Harris County Commissioners Court authorized negotiations for materials engineering and testing services in support of channel conveyance improvements.

February 11, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved the scheduling of this project for construction bidding. Bids due March 2.

February 11, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized a $49,640 agreement for a utility adjustment in support of this project.

October 8, 2019 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized an agreement with a pipeline company for a letter of no objection in support of this project

June 4, 2019 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved a revised preliminary engineering report and authorized proceeding to design and construction of the revised channel conveyance improvements.

June 4, 2019 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized an additional $445,068 agreement with an engineering firm for design, bidding, and construction phase engineering services in support of this project.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In August 2022, Harris County Flood Control District completed construction on a project to improve stormwater conveyance and repair erosion along a Cypress Creek tributary formally identified as K163-00-00. The project replaced a portion of the existing earthen channel with 4,750 linear feet of boxed culverts, including inlets, junction boxes and tie-ins with subdivision outfalls. The project also included the installation of approximately 1,200 linear feet of erosion control for the channel downstream near the confluence with Cypress Creek. Other construction activities included fencing to protect wetlands and removal of encroachments from public rights-of-way.

This project addressed repetitive flooding in the area, including in Timberlake Estates and Saracen Park subdivisions. The project was in conjunction with Harris County Engineering Department’s drainage improvement projects to address repetitive flooding in the area, particularly within the neighborhood subdivisions.

This project received funding from 2018 Bond Program, Bond ID F-23, which provided $3 million.

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Location

This channel runs north from Cypress North Houston Road, just east of Timberlake Drive, flowing into Cypress Creek just west of its confluence with Little Cypress Creek. The channel is bordered by the Ravensway, Saracen Park, and Timberlake Estates neighborhoods on the west, and by the Cypress Creek Estates neighborhood on the east.

Bond Project Listing

Bond ID F-23, which involves the construction of K163-00-00 channel improvements, is a “Local Only” bond project. This means there is no other funding partner at this time and total project costs would be paid with bond funding. Total allocation for this project is currently $3 million on the Bond Project List.

K163-00-00-E002 Cypress Creek Tributary

Construction Advisory for Bond Project F-23 (PDF)

Bond Listing

List of 2018 Bond Projects

Project Lifecycle

Every flood damage reduction project is unique. Yet each project begins and ends, with common and predictable milestones along the way. Whether a project moves forward – and how quickly – depends on many factors, including the availability of funding at each milestone, shifting community priorities for flood damage reduction, and other changing circumstances (such as the price of trees or concrete) from year to year.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING

A Community Engagement meeting for this project was held on September 24, 2019.