48-inch Water Line Along Orem Drive and Martindale Road
Project Overview
Council District: D
Project Number: S-000900-0172
Estimated Budget: $28,848,906
Start: Fall 2025
Completion: Spring 2027
Project Impact Area

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Project Overview
Council District: D
Project Number: S-000900-0172
Estimated Budget: $28,848,906
Start: Fall 2025
Completion: Spring 2027
Project Impact Area

Community Feedback
Have questions or feedback about this project? Email us at engage@houstontx.gov or call 311.
Upcoming Meeting
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Share Latest News on Facebook Share Latest News on Twitter Share Latest News on Linkedin Email Latest News linkThe project is progressing well! Contractors are actively installing water lines and replacing existing pavement. The project remains on schedule for completion by Spring 2027.
The project is progressing well! Contractors are actively installing water lines and replacing existing pavement. The project remains on schedule for completion by Spring 2027.
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Latest News
Share Latest News on Facebook Share Latest News on Twitter Share Latest News on Linkedin Email Latest News linkThe project is progressing well! Contractors are installing water lines and removing and replacing pavement. We’re pleased to report that the project remains on schedule for completion by Spring 2027.
The project is progressing well! Contractors are installing water lines and removing and replacing pavement. We’re pleased to report that the project remains on schedule for completion by Spring 2027.
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Share Latest News on Facebook Share Latest News on Twitter Share Latest News on Linkedin Email Latest News linkContractors have begun installing the water line along East Orem Drive, and work is progressing on schedule. Up next, they will continue installing water and stormwater lines, along with pavement removal and replacement. The project remains on schedule for completion in Spring 2027.
Contractors have begun installing the water line along East Orem Drive, and work is progressing on schedule. Up next, they will continue installing water and stormwater lines, along with pavement removal and replacement. The project remains on schedule for completion in Spring 2027.
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Share Latest News on Facebook Share Latest News on Twitter Share Latest News on Linkedin Email Latest News linkThe project is progressing well. Contractors are preparing the site for construction, including setting up traffic control and other safety measures. The project remains on schedule for completion in Spring 2027.
The project is progressing well. Contractors are preparing the site for construction, including setting up traffic control and other safety measures. The project remains on schedule for completion in Spring 2027.
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Why This Project Matters
1. Secures a stronger water backbone for south Houston
This project installs a 48-inch transmission water line along Orem Drive and Martindale Road, from Almeda Genoa Road to Cullen Boulevard. A large “backbone” line like this can move much more water, more efficiently, to the neighborhoods and businesses it serves.
2. Helps protect against land sinking (subsidence)
It’s part of the broader Fuqua Extension Transmission Line effort to shift Houston away from heavy groundwater use and toward more reliable surface water. That shift is required by the Harris–Galveston Coastal Subsidence District to slow down land sinking caused by pumping too much groundwater.
3. Improves pressure, reliability, and fire protection
A new, large-diameter line helps stabilize water pressure, supports future connections and loops in the system, and strengthens fire protection capacity for homes, schools, churches, and businesses along the corridor.
4. Builds for today and tomorrow
As this part of District D continues to grow, the demand on the water system will only increase. Investing now means the system can handle new homes and development without sacrificing reliability for the people who already live and work there.