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Fulshear staff shares feasibility study showing underpass through downtown is possible but more costly than overpass
Summary
City manager presented a Gannett Fleming study indicating an underpass under the Westpark Tollway through downtown could be engineered without pumps; estimated conceptual cost for that segment was about $51.8 million versus about $41.8 million for a conventional overpass, though right‑of‑way, utility relocations and the Tollway Authority's approval remain key constraints.
At Tuesday’s council meeting, City Manager Zach Goodlander summarized a feasibility study, paid for by local economic development corporations and conducted by Gannett Fleming, evaluating whether the Westpark Tollway could be routed below grade through downtown without pumps.
Goodlander said the study concluded an underpass option is “feasible,…
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