Houston undertaking $131M downtown flood mitigation project 

HOUSTON – The city is planning a $131 million flood control project to develop a diversion channel and expand conveyance capacity in the downtown area.  The project includes construction of an approximately 200-ft-wide high-flow channel with a 60-ft-wide wet pilot channel, concrete retaining walls, and terracing.   Improvements include a paved maintenance and shared-use path, vegetated slopes, railroad bridge, and a roadway bridge.  Additional work includes utility adjustments, street reconstruction, […] The post Houston undertaking $131M downtown flood mitigation project  appeared first on Texas Real Estate Research Center.