Richmond updates multiple drainage and roadway projects, including plan to raise 2nd Street

Aug 18, 2025

City staff reported on a stormwater bank feasibility study (preliminary Wessendorff Park results due Sept. 5, final Oct. 31), a GLO-funded plan to raise parts of 2nd Street about five feet, a Rabb's Bayou catch-basin and 72-inch sewer proposal, and county-led 10th Street overpass work with construction expected in 2026.

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City staff briefed the Richmond City Commission on Aug. 18 about several drainage and roadway projects that officials say are intended to reduce flooding and improve regional connectivity.

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