September 2023
Ditch B & B-1 Widening
Construction continues on the Ditch B & B-1 Widening Project, and the contractor remains on schedule to be complete in March 2024. The drainage channels require rehabilitation, including desilting and storm sewer outfall replacement. The bottom of Ditches B & B-1 are also being armored with articulating concrete block to prevent future erosion. In addition, the project will create additional flood storage inside FBCLID 2 by increasing the size of the channels as much as possible within the existing easement.
Any disturbance created during construction will be limited to typical work hours (7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday). Construction entrances will be installed on The Oval and Sweetwater Blvd at Ditch A, so please be aware of construction traffic when traveling in these areas.
Ditch B with Channel Armoring
Thelen Pump Station Expansion
Expansion also continues on the Thelen Pump Station located at 1207 Colony Lakes Drive. The contractor has poured the foundation that will support the four new pumps, and they are currently finishing the walls of the expanded pump station. Construction has also started on the adjacent generator building and the new pump outfall channel through the levee. Thelen Pump Station additional capacity is still scheduled to be available by Summer 2024.
The Thelen Pump Station serves the Ditch F watershed on the northside of FBCLID 2, between Brooks Lake and the Southwest Freeway (US-59/I-69). The expansion project will add four additional pumps that more than double the total pumping capacity. Currently, the Thelen Pump Station houses four stormwater pumps that were replaced in 2020 and will remain in operation throughout construction. When complete, all eight pumps will be able to move over 215,000 gallons of water per minute.
Thelen Pump Station Expansion
André D. McDonald Pump Station: Construction Update
The new pumps at the McDonald Pump Station have been operational since 2021, which increases Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 2 (FBCLID 2) pumping capacity by 400%. FBCLID 2 is complete with all the finishing touches, including enhanced fencing and new landscaping in front of the pump station.
André D. McDonald Pump Station
McDonald Pump Station Aerial View
McDonald Pump Station Impact
The graphic below demonstrates how the Third Pump Station will improve FBCLID 2 drainage. The chart shows water levels inside the FBCLID 2 levee during Hurricane Harvey and more recently during the May 7, 2019 flood. The chart also displays the impact on water levels inside the levee if the Third Pump Station was operational during each event.
Project Map
