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Sugar Land awards sidewalk replacement contract, plans arborist assessments and pilot asphalt trail to address tree-root damage
Summary
The council authorized a contract for sidewalk rehabilitation and replacement and approved a program to assess tree impacts, hire an arborist and pilot temporary asphalt or decomposed-granite repairs in locations where mature tree roots repeatedly damage concrete sidewalks.
The City of Sugar Land authorized a construction contract for sidewalk rehabilitation and replacement and directed staff to begin an expanded program to identify tree-root impacts, hire an arborist, and test alternative temporary materials where mature tree roots cause recurring sidewalk damage.
Assistant Director of Public Works Keisha Seals told the council the city maintains more than 850 miles of sidewalk and has a backlog of roughly 1,700 service requests; after a 2024 assessment staff found about 74 percent of inspected sidewalk panels showed some impact from tree roots. Seals said the council’s Proposition B streets and sidewalks funding will pay for an accelerated program to reduce the backlog and to stand up a…
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