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Seabrook reviews TxDOT ‘Green Ribbon’ landscaping for SH‑146 as residents object to rock-heavy strips
Summary
City staff and Clark Condon presented the TxDOT-led landscaping for SH‑146, explaining design compromises driven by TxDOT standards, riprap costs and easement setbacks; TxDOT will maintain for 12 months, after which the city assumes responsibility and will review maintenance costs during the next budget cycle.
Seabrook council and Open Space Controls Committee members heard a presentation Thursday on the TxDOT‑managed landscaping along State Highway 146, including design tradeoffs, costs and maintenance responsibilities. Clark Condon project manager Brandon Whitaker walked the council through renderings, plant palettes and irrigation plans and answered citizen questions.
The project traces to 2016 consultant work by SWA to develop Seabrook‑specific branding and conceptual designs, Gail said. An Advanced Funding Agreement (AFA) split visible elements and costs: TxDOT covered logos, coping and certain structural items while the city agreed to pay for pavers, riprap infill, built curbs and nautical bollards. Riprap material bids came in far above early estimates, prompting cost reductions and use of the TxDOT Green Ribbon funding path to preserve some planting…
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