DETAILS The North Canal project will reduce the risk of flooding to downtown and provide flood damage reduction to upstream areas along White Oak and Buffalo Bayous. The project consists of three components: a high flow diversion channel, an overflow channel, and bridge and channel improvements. The North Canal is at the confluence of White Oak and Buffalo Bayous with the South overflow channel downstream. The bridge and channel improvements provide conveyance capacity to areas along White Oak Bayou, including I-10 west of Downtown Houston
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How is this project funded? This project is part of the Federal Emergency Management Administration's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is the recipient of HMGP funding, and the City is the sub-recipient. The funding for project costs is based on a 35.15% federal and 64.85% local cost share. The City is partnering with the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority on the behalf of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number 5 (TIRZ No. 5) to implement the Project
Current project status. City of Houston Phase I Preliminary Design has been completed, currently negotiating the level of effort with the design consultant (HDR Engineering, Inc.) for the City’s Phase 2 Final Design scope of services. The planned upcoming final design phase will build off of the preliminary design phase activities to refine the design and complete related studies producing a final construction plan set and bidding package. The City has initiated work on the Real Estate acquisition effort with advertisement of that support services contract. The project is being supported by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Targeted Brownfields Assessment program where the EPA has completed field sampling for the South Canal and Yale-Heights area and currently sampling in the North Canal area. The deliverable will be a Phase II ESA report which the project will use to coordinate acceptance and any required permitting needs with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (TCEQ). Design is anticipated to be complete by Spring 2025 and Construction from Winter 2025 to Fall 2029.
DETAILS The North Canal project will reduce the risk of flooding to downtown and provide flood damage reduction to upstream areas along White Oak and Buffalo Bayous. The project consists of three components: a high flow diversion channel, an overflow channel, and bridge and channel improvements. The North Canal is at the confluence of White Oak and Buffalo Bayous with the South overflow channel downstream. The bridge and channel improvements provide conveyance capacity to areas along White Oak Bayou, including I-10 west of Downtown Houston
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How is this project funded? This project is part of the Federal Emergency Management Administration's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is the recipient of HMGP funding, and the City is the sub-recipient. The funding for project costs is based on a 35.15% federal and 64.85% local cost share. The City is partnering with the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority on the behalf of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number 5 (TIRZ No. 5) to implement the Project
Current project status. City of Houston Phase I Preliminary Design has been completed, currently negotiating the level of effort with the design consultant (HDR Engineering, Inc.) for the City’s Phase 2 Final Design scope of services. The planned upcoming final design phase will build off of the preliminary design phase activities to refine the design and complete related studies producing a final construction plan set and bidding package. The City has initiated work on the Real Estate acquisition effort with advertisement of that support services contract. The project is being supported by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Targeted Brownfields Assessment program where the EPA has completed field sampling for the South Canal and Yale-Heights area and currently sampling in the North Canal area. The deliverable will be a Phase II ESA report which the project will use to coordinate acceptance and any required permitting needs with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (TCEQ). Design is anticipated to be complete by Spring 2025 and Construction from Winter 2025 to Fall 2029.
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Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Houston and METRO was executed on March 2, 2023. This Identifies anticipated actions by each party for acquisition and relocation of a portion of METRO’s downtown bus facility for North Canal project improvements.
