General

FBCLID 2 Third Pump Station
2602 Oakland Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77479

Construction activity is currently scheduled on Sunday, February 28, but work will not begin before 8:00 a.m.  The contractor that is providing backup power for the new pump station will mobilize over the weekend to install generator bases and controls for the electrical equipment.  The contractor has been notified that parking and staging of deliveries is not allowed on Oakland Drive or adjacent streets.

The Third Pump Station is still scheduled to be in operation by Spring 2021 and before the start of Hurricane Season.  The foundation and pump intake structures are complete, and the walls of the pump station building are currently being constructed.  The facility is now ready for the new storm water pumps to be installed.  All seven pump are manufactured and awaiting final testing.  Unfortunately, delivery of the pumps has been delayed several weeks due to COVID-related issues at the testing facility.  Pump delivery is scheduled to begin in late March and be complete by mid-April.

FBCLID 2 appreciates your patience, particularly the residents of Austin Meadows, as the District works to complete this critical flood control project.

Additional details are available at: www.fbclid2.com/third-pump-station-construction.

Please contact FBCLID 2 directly with any questions or concerns: www.fbclid2.com/contact.

FBCLID 2 Third Pump Station
2602 Oakland Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77479

The last major concrete placement on the Third Pump Station Project will complete the deck where the new stormwater pumps are installed.  This critical activity is still scheduled for Wednesday, December 30.  However, recent wet weather has slowed down the crews preparing forms for the concrete placement.  The electrical crew installing the conduit in the pump deck is now scheduled to work on Sunday, December 20.  The contractor will not operate any equipment on site before 8:00 a.m.

On Wednesday, December 30, the pump deck concrete placement will require additional early morning work hours, and the contractor will arrive onsite by 2:00 a.m.  At 4:00 a.m. concrete trucks will start arriving and are expected to run continuously until 1:00 p.m.  The concrete finishing crews will be complete by 4:00 p.m. and evening work hours will not be required.  The contractor will stage concrete trucks on Elkins Road, in front of Clements High School, to limit parking on Oakland Drive inside the neighborhood.  Please remain aware of construction activity during this time.  A follow-up notification will be distributed the week prior when all dates and times are confirmed.

The Third Pump Station is still scheduled to be in operation by Spring 2021, before the start of Hurricane Season.  FBCLID 2 appreciates your patience, particularly the residents of Austin Meadows, as the District works to complete this critical flood control project.

Additional details are available at: www.fbclid2.com/third-pump-station-construction/.

Please contact FBCLID 2 directly with any questions or concerns: www.fbclid2.com/contact.

Construction Update – Drainage and Levee Improvements

The following is an update on the FBCLID 2 project to rehabilitate and improve drainage ditches and levees around the District.

Ditch A Widening Phase I

The contractor has completed the majority of construction in the downstream segment of Ditch A, between the Little Pump Station and Sweetwater Blvd.  The ditch excavation is complete in this area, but some smaller clean up tasks still need to be finished.  The contractor is currently widening Ditch A upstream of Sweetwater Blvd.  Approximately half the excavation is complete on the northern ditch slope between Ditch D and Sweetwater Blvd, adjacent to the Colony Meadows neighborhood.  This segment of Ditch A widening is currently scheduled to be complete in early February.

In mid-February, construction will move further upstream by Ditches D and E, and excavation will shift to the southern bank of Ditch A, adjacent to the Woodstream Trail and neighborhood.  The haul route for dump trucks will move to the second, upstream Sweetwater Blvd. bridge by the Sweetwater Country Club golf course.

East Levee Raising

The East Levee raising between Highway 6 and Commonwealth Blvd. is scheduled to be complete in January.  The contractor will finish hauling fill material from Ditch A this week.  The next step is to spread out the topsoil that is stockpiled along the levee toe so that turf can be reestablished.  The drainage swales that are parallel to the bottom of the levee will also be restored or regraded to improve drainage.

South Levee Raising

Beginning the week of January 11, levee raising operations will move to the South Levee.  The levee raising scope has increased because the quality of fill material from Ditch A is exceeding expectations, which means more dirt is suitable for raising levees.  Reusing fill inside FBCLID 2 is also more cost effective than paying the contractor to dispose of material in an offsite location.  The first segment of South Levee Raising between the West Levee and Elkins Road is scheduled to be complete in February, and the second segment between Elkins Road and Knightsbridge Blvd. will be complete in June.

Ditch E Rehabilitation

The contractor has started grading the bottom of Ditch E and is scheduled to begin installing the articulating concrete block armoring the week of January 11.  Construction in Ditch E will be complete during Summer 2021.

Ditch C Repairs

The contractor will completely reconstruct failing ditch slopes using better soil and install new armoring in the ditch bottom where the sloughing has caused damage.  Three areas of repair are planned in the upstream end of Ditch C and Ditch C-1, and work is scheduled to begin later this month.

Ditch A Widening Phase II

Ditch A Widening Phase II is currently scheduled for bidding and construction as a separate project later this year.  Phase II will begin at the second, upstream Sweetwater Blvd. bridge that is adjacent to the golf course and continue to the upstream end of Ditch A, behind the Austin Park neighborhood.  Engineers have completed the flood control portion of the design to widen the drainage channel.  However, many trees and some golf course amenities conflict with this design and must be removed and/or relocated.  FBCLID 2 is still finalizing these design details and coordinating plans with Sweetwater Country Club.

The attached map highlights all project locations.  Please be aware of equipment and traffic when traveling through these construction zones.  FBCLID 2 can be contacted directly with any questions or concerns: www.fbclid2.com/contact.

Ditch A Widening (downstream view from Sweetwater Blvd.)