Richmond Plaza (South) Drainage and Paving Improvements

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PROJECT NUMBER M-410023-0001

LOCATION Refer to Project Map

COUNCIL DISTRICT J

BUDGET $18,953,794

TYPE Drainage and Paving

START Winter 2023

COMPLETION Fall 2024

DETAILS Design and construction of stormwater drainage and paving improvements, and necessary utility upgrades.

MAP

General Project Information

What is the purpose of this project?
The purpose of the project is to construct storm drainage improvements that address and reduce the risk of structural flooding in the area by improving street conveyance and sheet flow and providing detention, as needed, for mitigation.


How long is this project going to take to complete?

21 months (637 calendar days). Work is scheduled to begin Winter 2023 and anticipated to be completed on Fall 2024. The project schedule depends upon weather conditions.



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PROJECT NUMBER M-410023-0001

LOCATION Refer to Project Map

COUNCIL DISTRICT J

BUDGET $18,953,794

TYPE Drainage and Paving

START Winter 2023

COMPLETION Fall 2024

DETAILS Design and construction of stormwater drainage and paving improvements, and necessary utility upgrades.

MAP

General Project Information

What is the purpose of this project?
The purpose of the project is to construct storm drainage improvements that address and reduce the risk of structural flooding in the area by improving street conveyance and sheet flow and providing detention, as needed, for mitigation.


How long is this project going to take to complete?

21 months (637 calendar days). Work is scheduled to begin Winter 2023 and anticipated to be completed on Fall 2024. The project schedule depends upon weather conditions.



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    Why are the gutter drains substantially blocked when construction to Aspen Street months away?

    Tom asked 2 months ago

    Howdy Neighbor! Thank you for your question. The start of the project requires the placement of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) inlet protection. The inlets are currently protected and not blocked. For any additional questions or concerns, please visit EngageHouston.org.

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    Does anyone know about the drainage pipe that comes from the back of Alder Circle that is not connected to anything at Alder Drive? I want to be sure that this drain gets connected to the new system.

    JohnA asked 4 months ago

    Howdy Neighbor! Thank you for your question. Alder Circle is within the limits for the City of Bellaire and our drainage system is not designed to connect to this City of Bellaire system.

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    I recently repaved by driveway. Will this project require you to break-up the concrete? If so, will you replace it as it was (design stamp)? I also have a fire hydrant in my year and is likely an obstruction to the new sidewalk. Will you move the hydrant or will the sidewalk curve around the hydrant?

    Just a Neighbor asked 4 months ago

    Howdy Neighbor! Thank you for your questions. This project does require us to break-up the concrete portion of your driveway that is located in the right-of- way, the Contractor is required to return the driveway to City of Houston codes and standards. If warranted, please reach out to the contractor to request special provisions to be considered, but all related costs of re-installation of special decorative features or improvements over-and-above City of Houston standards will be at the sole cost of the property owner. This hydrant in question will remain at its current location with the sidewalk installed in front of the hydrant.

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    I don't understand what is going to happen with our sanitary sewer - will our yard be torn up all the way to the back of our lot to connect with the existing sanitary sewer connection in our back yard? I was told this would be part of the project but I heard no discussion of it in the meeting except for an unclear answer to a question.

    WDM asked 3 months ago

    Howdy Neighbor!! Thank You for your question. The current project will install new sanitary sewer trunk lines (underground tunneling system) within the proposed roadway leaving stub-outs (pipe connectors) for future connections in front of each home. The switch in service from the back-lot connections to new front connections will occur in a future subsequent project. The current project will only affect the roadway and not the lawns for this current project.

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    I just watched the February 18 virtual meeting and it was said that there would not be sidewalks on the West side of Alder Street. All of the drawings on this site show sidewalks drawn on the West side of Alder Street. There are currently no sidewalks on the West side of Alder Street. Can you clarify if there will be sidewalks added on the West side of Alder Street? Also if there will not be sidewalks added to the West side of Alder Street as drawn will there be ramps added to the existing sidewalks on Alder Circle and Whitehaven Streets? Thanks

    Tonymu asked 3 months ago

    Howdy Neighbor! Thank you for your questions! There are no sidewalks on the west side of Alder. Please note that the area you are referencing is outside the scope of our project and belongs to the City of Bellaire. However, the proposed wheelchair ramps will be constructed and tied with existing Whitehaven and Alder Circle sidewalks. Thank you!

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    What are they doing to coordinate to cut down the time? While I know that things may take time, it seems that 6-9 continious months for 200 yards of a street seems excessive.

    Jessamine XP asked 4 months ago

    Thank you for sharing your comments with us. We will share them with the project team.  Please feel free to check out the project's construction phasing map for more information on the project's timeline. Thanks!

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    During a neighborhood meeting with council man Pollard about the Richmond plaza construction, the people at the meeting requested the sidewalks be of a 4 ft width. The drawings of the project show the width to be 5 ft. They were to be installed next to the curb. This meeting was few months back at the intersection of aspen and maple ridge

    Jgrabbe asked 3 months ago

    Thank you for sharing your comments with us. We will share them with the project team. Thanks!

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    During heavy rains, water comes up from manhole covers on Chimney Rock. By not addressing the drainage along Chimney Rock but putting larger pipes in the subdivision, wouldn’t this water now go into the neighborhoods? Water takes the path of least resistance according to my state taught college coarse - fluid dynamics

    Tim K asked 4 months ago

    Thank you for sharing your comments with us. We will share them with the project team. Thanks!

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    Just want to leave a supportive note from what is probably a silent majority of folks who are indifferent to or supportive of sidewalk construction. Hope the loud folks who have the time to attend public meetings don’t cause an ill-informed decision to cancel the sidewalk or make the sidewalk optional to unsupportive individual property owners (which would render the sidewalk useless). I know I would be disappointed if my street goes under construction for several months and the opportunity to have a health, safety, and property value-accretive amenity is not realized.

    SeanW asked 4 months ago

    Thank you for sharing your comments with us. We will share them with the project team. Thanks!

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    The majority of residents in our neighborhood absolutely do not want sidewalks constructed on our streets. Why is this being crammed down our throats without any consideration of residents' desires? The City of Bellaire voted recently that any plan for sidewalk construction must be approved by at least 50% of the affected homeowners. Are we not living in a democracy? The reasons for NOT constructing sidewalks are numerous. All I see in favor of sidewalks is "because the ordinance" says so. Safety? Please. The sidewalks will become a safety hazard within 5 years when tree roots and soils expansion break them apart. Then it becomes the homeowner responsibility to maintain them. Thanks but I have enough expenses maintaining my property, I don't need this added burden thrown at me by the city. The negative impacts of installing sidewalks will far outlive their usefulness. They will be a burden, nuisance, eyesore, contribute to global warming, reduce solar heat absorption, kill trees, the list goes on... this is just a bad and foolish project, especially when no-one has any say in the matter.

    JeffD asked 4 months ago

    Thank you for sharing your comments with us. We will share them with the project team. Thanks!

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