Poor Farm Ditch reconstruction project <\/a>will replace, widen and deepen the concrete-lined channel between University Boulevard and Bellaire Boulevard. The project will help with stormwater capacity and provide drainage relief.<\/p>\n\u201cThis groundbreaking is a testament to our persistent leadership and commitment to the safety and well-being of our community and also signifies how partners across all levels of government can work together, and when done successfully, their collaborative momentum can secure $33 million in partnership funding,\u201d Sample said during the ceremony.<\/p>\n
Some background<\/p>\n
Nearly $33 million in partnership funding was secured for the project in 2023.<\/p>\n
Funding came from the Harris County Flood Control District, Texas legislative allocation, federal funding and the cities of West University Place and Southside Place.<\/p>\n
The Poor Farm Ditch was constructed in 1952 and is considered one of the earliest examples of a concrete-lined ditch in Harris County.<\/p>\n
One more thing<\/p>\n
The Harris County Flood Control District and its contractor are expected to begin construction in July<\/a>, and it is expected to last approximately four years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West University Place held its groundbreaking ceremony for the Poor Farm Ditch reconstruction project July 13. West U…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374392,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2627,19087,65553,405,65554,56,58,57,39978,39287,65552,6864],"class_list":["post-374391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-flood-mitigation","tag-flood-prevention","tag-flooding-in-west-u","tag-harris-county","tag-harris-county-flooding","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-poor-farm-ditch","tag-west-u","tag-west-u-flood-prevention","tag-west-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}