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Council adopts Sienna-area thoroughfare plan amendments but removes McKeever Road connector
Summary
After public comment and a staff presentation, Missouri City Council adopted amendments to the major thoroughfare plan for areas south of Highway 6 and east of Thompson Oilfield Road, approving alternate Sienna Parkway routes but unanimously excluding the McKeever Road connector.
The Missouri City Council on May 14 adopted changes to the city's major thoroughfare plan affecting the Sienna area, approving a package of short-, medium- and long-term route concepts while specifically voting to remove the McKeever Road connector from the plan.
City Engineer Vincenzo Caraza told the council staff had identified short-term options (Bee's Passage bridge, a McKeever connector, a Miller Road connector), medium-term North–South alternatives called Routes 1 and 2, and a long-term west-ETJ connector across the Brazos River. “We're here to discuss alternate routes… specifically as it pertains to Sienna Parkway,” Caraza said, and described next steps including feasibility studies, funding, land acquisition, design and construction.
Resident James Hunt addressed the council during public comment and urged removal of Routes 1 and 2, warning these north–south connections would cut through established neighborhoods, harm property values, and overload McKeever Road; he also suggested siting a police and fire substation in the southeast Sienna area. “I ask that routes 1 and 2 be removed,” Hunt said.
Councilmember Oterkirk moved to adopt the thoroughfare amendment but exclude the McKeever Road connector; Councilmember Riley seconded. A roll-call vote recorded unanimous approval. Council members and staff emphasized the plan is a living document: actual construction will require funding, design and separate public hearings and approvals before any roadbuilding occurs.
