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Commission approves engineering procurement for Arroyo Colorado trail Phase 3 amid residents’ easement concerns
Summary
The commission approved moving forward with professional engineering and environmental permitting for Phase 3 of the Arroyo Colorado trail, authorizing staff to negotiate a contract under an existing TASA planning grant.
The Harlingen City Commission voted Feb. 24 to authorize staff to negotiate a contract for engineering services to complete design and environmental permitting for Phase 3 of the Arroyo Colorado hike‑and‑bike trail, a planning step that staff and the consultant said is intended to identify an alignment, impacts and rights‑of‑way before any construction decisions.
The commission’s action approves moving forward with professional services under a Transportation Alternatives (TASA) planning grant that covers conceptual design for a roughly 1.1‑mile link between McKelvey Park and Hugh Ramsey/McCulloch Park. City staff said the grant award total is $176,568 after the city received additional MPO‑allocated funds; the city must provide the required local match.
Why it matters: Phase 3 aims to connect two existing recreation corridors and close a gap in Harlingen’s Arroyo trail network.…
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