48-inch Water Line Along Orem Drive and Martindale Road

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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

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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.

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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.

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Construction Phasing Map (286 KB) (pdf)
Tree Protection Plans (20.1 MB) (pdf)
Traffic Control Plans (61.8 MB) (pdf)

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