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County engineer: material shortages, new GIS road‑index and master drainage plan shaping 2025 work

3160367 · April 30, 2025
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Summary

Waller County engineer Ross reported supply competition with TxDOT for aggregate used in seal‑coats, introduced a new GIS‑based asset/work‑order tracker, flagged delays from a new MGO development platform, and described a GLO‑funded countywide master drainage plan and several road projects.

Ross, the county engineer, presented Waller County’s first quarter 2025 engineering report and highlighted a cluster of operational and planning issues shaping the county’s work this year: competition for aggregate with TxDOT for seal‑coats, implementation of an asset‑management GIS work‑order tracker (Asset Essentials), a slow start with the MGO development software that has disrupted plan review throughput, and a GLO‑funded countywide Master Drainage Plan to identify priority corridors and easements.

Ross told the court the county is competing with TxDOT for aggregate supplies during seal‑coat season and that staff…

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