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The City of Houston's Final Design is in progress. The primary components of the topographic survey is anticipated to be complete this month and will be followed by geotechnical borings, environmental sampling, and archeological investigation.
Design refinement is ongoing for the Yale-Heights area channel widening, including coordination with overlapping TxDOT and METRO design projects.
Design refinement is ongoing for the North Canal area. It has been determined that a shift in the channel alignment to the south for a portion of the channel will be made to avoid building structure impacts (along Wood Street).
The TxDOT North Houston Highway Improvement Project now intends to perform the design and construction of the South Canal channel scope. The City will confirm acceptance of this North Canal project scope change with the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Design coordination with METRO is ongoing for North Canal channel impacts to their existing Buffalo Bayou Facility and the planned replacement property.
Design coordination and advancement of required Union Pacific Railroad components is ongoing.
Design coordination with key stakeholders is ongoing.
The kickoff of the Real Estate Support Services contract is scheduled for the first part of this month, followed by initial steps to prepare for acquisition, where the final closing step won’t occur until FEMA’s approval of the Design Phase and award of the Construction Phase.