Construction Update – April 1, 2022
Ditch A Widening – Phase II
The Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 2 (Fort Bend LID 2) contractor has removed more than 60,000 cubic yards of material from Ditch A, the District’s main drainage channel. With good weather excavation is scheduled to be complete by the end of April and before the start of Hurricane Season. Construction crews have also started modifying multiple storm sewer outfalls in Ditch A that were impacted by construction. Similar to the excavation crews, the outfall modifications begin behind the Austin Park neighborhood and will move downstream towards Colony Park and Sweetwater Boulevard.
The material removed from Ditch A was first used to raise levees around The Commonwealth neighborhood, located inside First Colony Levee Improvement District No. 2 (First Colony LID 2). The First Colony LID 2 levee raising is now substantially complete and filling operations have moved to the Fort Bend LID 2 South Levee. During the month of April, dump truck traffic will continue on the South Levee between Knightsbridge and Commonwealth Blvd. Please be aware of construction traffic when traveling in these areas.
Overall, the project remains on schedule and is expected to be complete in June 2022. Fort Bend LID 2 appreciates your patience as the District works to complete this critical flood control project.
The City of Sugar Land tree planting project in First Colony Park is also complete. This critical flood control project in Ditch A required many trees to be removed. To help offset that impact, Fort Bend LID 2 partnered with the City to plant trees around First Colony park, which is adjacent to Ditch A.
Fort Bend LID 2 can be contacted directly with any questions or concerns: www.fbclid2.com/contact.
Notice: Weekend Work on Sunday, January 30
The Ditch A Widening – Phase II contractor has been authorized by FBCLID 2 to perform weekend work on Sunday, January 30. Construction activity is scheduled to start as early as 8:00 a.m. The contractor, Texas Dewatering, LLC, started the project in late 2021, but recent wet weather has delayed their progress. With forecasted rain early next week, weekend work will allow the project to stay on schedule. Ditch A Widening is expected to be complete before Summer 2022 and the beginning of Hurricane Season.
The contractor has finished all tree and brush removal on Ditch A and has started excavating additional flood storage behind the Austin Park neighborhood (pictured below). Excavation will continue in this area for the next few weeks and crews will work downstream, towards Colony Park and Sweetwater Blvd. The material removed from Ditch A is currently being used to raise the First Colony Levee Improvement District No. 2 levee on Commonwealth Blvd. When combined with Phase I excavation, the flood storage capacity of Ditch A will be increased by 124 acre-feet or more than 40,000,000 gallons. FBCLID 2 appreciates your patience as the District works to complete this critical flood control project.
Fort Bend LID 2 can be contacted directly with any questions or concerns: www.fbclid2.com/contact.
Ditch A Widening – Phase II