Missouri City’s Trammel Fresno Road will undergo multiple phases of reconstruction, officials confirmed at a March 24 public meeting.
The current site is a narrow, two-lane road with ditches off to the side that can become hazardous for drivers at night, said Gabriel Odreman, director of program management at the engineering and design consulting firm WSB.
What’s happening
The project aims to widen the roadway and install new concrete pavement on Trammel Fresno Road from McKeever Road to Hwy. 6, Odreman said.
The project will also add a sidewalk to enhance pedestrian access and refine drainage and storm management.
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The details
One section of the project will widen Trammel Fresno Road from McKeever Road to Sienna Parkway to a two-lane road and add sidewalks to both sides, Odreman said. The second section from Sienna Parkway to Hwy. 6 will become a three-lane road with concrete ditches on the sides to assist with erosion and drainage.
Odreman said the project will be completed in two phases, with the first phase requiring a full lane closure from Sienna Parkway to Ramble Creek Drive for 90 days. The second phase will entail only one lane of traffic to be closed in the same section of road as the first one.
Additionally, it is proposed that 87 trees will be removed on county-owned land adjacent to the existing road that will help drainage, slope paving, erosion control and roadway stability. However, trees will not be removed from resident properties.
The funding
The project will be funded by Fort Bend County’s $865.6 million mobility bond, which was approved by voters in November 2023, Community Impact reported.
Construction is estimated to cost $11.7 million, assuming a 15% contingency, but the real amount is not going to be known until it is bid out, Odreman said.
What they’re saying
During the Q&A portion of the meeting, several residents asked questions about potential traffic flows, noise pollution, tree removals and the reasoning behind certain processes.
Steve Procter, president of the Oakwick Forest homeowners association, said Trammel Fresno borders his neighborhood’s subdivision and that they have houses on the road as well, which is “isolated by design,” and they can only access either Trammel or Hwy. 6 directly. After speaking with officials, he said he felt resolute about the project’s future.
“I think the designers answered the questions to the best of their knowledge,” Procter said. “I don’t think there were any issues about being forthright of the way things are being done.”
Fort Bend County Precinct 2 Commissioner Grady Prestage—who also attended the meeting—said he was appreciative of the feedback he received from the community on what he described as a “very dangerous” road.
“I’m happy that they showed up and voiced their concerns,” Prestage said. “Some of it we can do something about, some of it we can’t—trees in the right of way, they got to go. Some of the other things that were not mandatory or necessary, we might not do. We try to be sincere and listen to the public.”
What’s next?
As the design phase nears completion, Odreman said once gas lines are moved from the road, bids can be sent out with plans to begin construction in late summer. The project has an estimated completion of early 2028.