The Grand Parkway Association. SH99 - Segment B Report to Brazoria County Commissioners February 25, 2004

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1 way SH99 - Segment B Report to Brazoria County Commissioners February 25, 2004

2 way Grand way Project History Concept proposed Included in Houston General Study Plan for Local business community pushes for TxDOT to move forward with planning miles on west side designated as SH Grand way formed Opened IH10 to US59

3 way This is NOT the Grand way

4 way This is the Grand way

5 way This is NOT the Grand way

6 way This is the Grand way

7 way This is the Grand way

8 way Segment Status Overall Project Status Segment A 6 miles, No Studies underway Segment B 25 miles, Start Project in 06/02 Segment C - 26 miles, Study initiated 3/98 F1 E F2 G H I1 Segment D - 19 miles, opened in 1994 Segments E,F&G 53 miles, Study initiated 7/99 D I2 Segments H&I1-35 miles, No Studies underway Segment I2-14 miles, Construction Let in 8/03 C B A

9 way Grand way Project Development Constraints Human Environment Issues Existing development Historic structures or places Property issues Fast pace of new development Technical Issues Traffic management effectiveness Compatibility with Regional Planning Cost effective solutions Natural Environment Issues Wetlands Bottomland hardwoods Floodplains Threatened & Endangered Species Natural habitat preservation and cohesion

10 AT & SF RY AND Brazoria Golf Club The Grand way Bend AND TOPEKA TOPEKA RAILWAY Pop 675 WOLFE AIRPORT ALVIN MANVEL Pop 3,733 Manvel ATCHISON, SANTA FE Alvin Morgan Pop 19,220 Pk HILLCREST VILLAGE UNION UNION Oak Confederate Pop 695 PACIFIC BONNEY Pop P P 1.9 PACIFIC RAILROAD IOWA COLONY C 0.4 Country Place Country Club Pearland Pk Pk ATCHISON, SANTA FE RAILWAY Newman Community College 2.8 Old COUNTY COUNTY C 0.2 PEARLAND SANTA FE P P 6.8 RAILWAY Paradise South Houston Memorial Gardens Dads Club Community Country Club Pop 18,697 Lamar and Planetary Institute Clear Lake (Rice University) Golf Course Sterling Knoll Pearland LYNDON B JOHNSON Gulfcrest SPACE CENTER Country CLEAR LAKE NASSAU SHORES BAY Pop 1,096 Pop 4,320 McLean Road Randolph Friendswood Pop 22,814 WEBSTER Pop 4,678 Independence KEMAH Pop 1,094 Heritage Renwick Fairview Whitcomb Stevenson CLOVER AIRPORT Country Club Forest League City Galveston Challenger 7 Country Memorial Pop 30,159 HOUSTON GULF AIRPORT RAILROAD PACIFIC 0.2 UNION AND Alvin 4.0 ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND Magnolia AT & SF RY ALGOA Magnolia GALVESTON, HOUSTON AND HENDERSON RAILROAD Chaparral Country Mt. Olivet Dickinson Golf Course Country Dickinson Club Cem 1.7 DICKINSON Pop 9,497 and Club 0.4 SP SOUTHERN SP ATCHISON, TOPEKA SANTA FE RAILROAD RAILWAY AT & SF RY Runge PACIFIC La Salle SAN LEON Carver SHELL ISLAND G H & H RR Kohfeld Memorial Godard Steed Bremond 1.0 DeLeon San Leon SANTA FE HITCHCOCK 4.2 AT & SF RY Alta Loma Pop 8,429 Grace Memorial Pop 5,868 Barbours Old Hitchcock Galveston Memorial Carbide Mainland Cem Cem Mahan P BAYOU VISTA Pop 14,120 Pop 1, LA MARQUE AND BACLIFF Arcadia Santa Fe UNIVERSITY HOUSTON RESEARCH Jack Brooks The Bayou Course TEXAS CITY TERMINAL RAILWAY Twin Lake Country Club Old Club Cem 4.1 FRIENDSWOOD P P P Cem 1776 C SP LEAGUE CITY City Sera 0.8 C OF LAKE Pop 3,269 University of Houston VILLAGE Pop 3,394 Clear Lake City Rex L Meador SEABROOK Miramar Pop 6,685 East at Clear Lake GULLY CEDAR 1.0 P San Jacinto College South 0.8 C C Segment B: IH45(S) to SH288 Study Area Sept 2002 Club Pk Golf SOUTHERN PACIFIC GH & H RR IH45 Texas City SH6 ATCHISON, TOPEKA SANTA FE RAILWAY HARRIS BRAZORIA SH288

11 way Segment B: IH45(S) to SH288 Alternative Alignments Feb 2003

12 way Segment B: IH45(S) to SH288 Representative Alternatives Oct 2003

13 way Segment B: IH45 (S) to SH288 Schedule of Activities Begin Project June 2002 Hold Scoping Meeting September 12, 2002 Hold Alternatives Workshop February 25, 2003 Analyze Alternatives & Continue Public Involvement Publish Draft EIS May 2004 Hold Public Hearing on DEIS July 2004 Publish FEIS March 2005 Record of Decision July 2005 Perform Final Design & ROW Acquisition Begin Construction (earliest) 2008

14 way Segment B: IH45 (S) to SH288 Issues and Concerns Why plan for a new highway? Population Growth in Brazoria & Galveston Counties % Brazoria 169, , ,767 43% Galveston 195, , ,158 28% Hurricane evacuation Alternative routes for mobility

15 way Segment B: IH45 (S) to SH288 Issues and Concerns Why plan for a new highway? Why not follow FM1462 or SH35? Existing ROW is 100, not 400 Greater ROW cost for more homes and businesses Large number of impacts along existing roads Greater construction cost for frontage roads Less room for drainage improvements

16 way Segment B: IH45 (S) to SH288 Issues and Concerns Why plan for a new highway? Why not follow FM1462 or SH35? What about flooding issues? Existing flooding problems TxDOT will provide detention Partner with local drainage districts

17 way Segment B: IH45 (S) to SH288 Issues and Concerns Why plan for a new highway? Why not follow FM1462 or SH35? What about flooding issues? Who will buy the land and how is that done? TxDOT or the County following FHWA rules Appraised value of the land, improvements and damages Negotiated settlement, 3 member panel or jury trial

18 way Segment B: IH45 (S) to SH288 Issues and Concerns Why plan for a new highway? Why not follow FM1462 or SH35? What about flooding issues? Who will buy the land and how is that done? Who has the final say on the route? FHWA & TxDOT Now is the time for input

19 way Segment B: IH45 (S) to SH288 Issues and Concerns Why plan for a new highway? Why not follow FM1462 or SH35? What about flooding issues? Who will buy the land and how is that done? Who has the final say on the route? When might it be built? When the demand is there and funds are available At the earliest, 2008

20 way Segment B: IH45 (S) to SH288 Issues and Concerns Why plan for a new highway? Why not follow FM1462 or SH35? What about flooding issues? Who will buy the land and how is that done? Who has the final say on the route? When might it be built? Will it be a toll road? Very likely. TxDOT must look at projects for toll viability Tolls can allow a project to be built earlier

21 way Question & Answer Session

22 way Segment B: IH45(S) to SH288 Representative Alternatives Oct 2003