Downtown Fulshear road work: 4th Street drainage nearly done, Harris Street halfway, waterline work up next

Three construction projects that have torn up parts of downtown Fulshear this year are moving along, according to a city public works report posted for Monday's Fulshear Development Corporation meeting. The 4th Street drainage job is close to wrapping up, Harris Street is about halfway done, and the Katy-Fulshear lift station project is about to bring new waterline work downtown.

The report is part of the packet for the Type B economic development corporation's regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Fulshear Municipal Complex. Public works staff are scheduled to present it and take questions from the board. The corporation, which is funded by the city's sales tax, helps pay for all three projects.

4th Street drainage is about 90% done

The Downtown Eastside Drainage project on 4th Street is the furthest along. All concrete for the roadway and sidewalks has been poured, and the report puts the project at 90% complete by progress (88% by the latest pay application), with 70% of the contract time used.

Next, contractor Conrad Construction will install underground conduit for future streetlights, then clean up the site and hydroseed. The contract stands at $2,533,724.49 after about $208,000 in change orders, work began March 16, and the expected finish is Feb. 11, 2027. Staff says the project "remains on track and on budget."

Harris Street is about halfway there

On Harris Street, all underground utility work is finished, and the contractor, iCON Construction Services, is stabilizing the subgrade before pouring concrete. The report lists the job at 50% complete by progress and 29% by pay application, with 41% of the contract time used. Work started July 6, and the expected finish is April 22, 2027.

The contract is $2,392,594.90, including $215,257 in landscaping add-ons. Two more changes are coming:

• Church parking lot: The project will add an improvement to a church parking lot, paid for from the project's owner's contingency.
• Harris and Fifth: An upcoming change order will add asphalt at the Harris Street and Fifth Street intersection to send construction traffic for the new fire station away from a daycare.

The report also shows the project's history. An earlier contract with DG Medina is listed as terminated, and the remaining work was repackaged into the current contract. Total funding for Harris Street is about $5 million.

Waterline work is next for the lift station project

The Katy-Fulshear Lift Station Expansion, Force Main and Waterline Improvement project is the newest of the three. It started July 27 and is about 33% complete by progress (12% by pay application).

The Blackburn sewer portion has been accepted by the city as substantially complete. Contractor Expert Underground Solutions is now boring for the new force main, working eastward, and as of the report it was just east of the Dollar General area. The report says the contractor will start installing a new waterline downtown within the next two weeks, so drivers could see more work zones soon.

The contract is $3,887,918, including a $687,598 change order tied to FM 1093. The expected finish is July 27, 2027.

Also on the agenda

The board will also review its financial reports. The packet shows the corporation received $185,903.56 in sales tax in October (August remittances), up 8.1% from a year earlier. The board will also meet privately with its attorney about two corporation-owned properties at 30603 and 30619 FM 1093, with any action taken in open session.

Anyone who wants to speak during citizen comments needs to register before the meeting starts. Each speaker gets three minutes.