New pavement was placed last week at Westgate and crews anticipate opening up the block between Dickey and Westgate to traffic this week. 

Junction box work and associated underground infrastructure has been completed at Argonne and crews frame and pour that intersection along the south side of Westheimer over the coming week. 

Junction box installation is to be completed this week at Revere and pavement placement should follow shortly behind. Junction box work at these intersections was required to allow storm inlet lead lines to be installed around conflicting underground AT&T facilities. The conflict with AT&T was not planned and this work has caused a significant delay in pavement placement along the south side of the street. 10 of these unplanned junction boxes were required and Revere will be the final installation. Next week or the week after, it is expected that the entirety of the main lanes on Westheimer will be paved and open to traffic shortly after.  

Sidewalk work on the south side of Westheimer continued this week and will remain underway over the next several weeks alongside placement of pedestrian lighting and streetscape amenities. 

Landscaping and back of curb amenity installation will continue through February.

Look for further updates as the project progresses.

Utility duct banks have been constructed on Bissonnet between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway and are awaiting utility transfers. Roadwork is anticipated to begin in the first quarter of 2016.

Look for further updates as this project is finalized. 

The Upper Kirby District is preparing to begin design on the drainage and pavement improvements project on Shepherd between Westheimer and US 59 over the next several months. This construction will provide storm drainage improvement, new pavement, utility relocation and complete streetscape and pedestrian improvements. 

Construction will likely follow Westheimer work in the 2017/2018 time frame. 

For more information on Upper Kirby construction and related activities or for construction related issues or concerns, please contact Travis Younkin at 713.524.8000 or travis@upperkirby.org.