Traffic Update and Road closure - Looscan

UPDATE:  This work has been delayed but should begin March 10th

I wanted to let you know about the Harris County Flood Control District’s W129-00-00 Channel Enclosure Project.
The Flood Control District is enclosing the drainage channel formally identified as HCFCD Unit W129-00-00 in dual 12-foot by 10-foot reinforced concrete box culverts from San Felipe Street to Richmond Avenue. The drainage channel runs parallel to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks just inside West Loop 610. The purpose of the project is to improve the stormwater-carrying capacity and public safety features associated with the poorly functioning drainage channel.

The project also includes the demolition and replacement of the 50-year old bridges that cross the drainage channel at Westheimer Road and San Felipe. At this time, we expect to begin work on the Westheimer bridge in early March 2013. This bridge reconstruction project will require traffic flow on the Westheimer bridge to be limited to one lane in each direction for up to a month. Work on the San Felipe bridge is expected to begin in summer 2013 and all lanes will be closed for up to two weeks. Both schedules are subject to change due to construction or weather issues. I wanted to let you know about this project as the bridge closures may affect visitors of the Looscan Neighborhood Library.

More information about the project can be found at www.hcfcd.org/w129. Website visitors can also sign-up to receive construction updates via e-mail. Detour maps will soon be available on the website.

Mary