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Commissioners approve design work for East–West arterial and Bethel Road schematic work; Bethel contract totals $1.694 million
Summary
The court approved a $50,680 amendment to finalize conceptual design for an East–West arterial and a schematic/environmental contract for Bethel Road (FM 1884) that totals $1,694,000, with the remaining East–West design funds proposed to cover half and the judge's discretionary funds covering the other half.
County and consultant staff briefed the court on two connected transportation items in Precinct 3: a $50,680 amendment to finalize East–West arterial conceptual design and a recommended schematic/environmental contract for Bethel Road (FM 1884).
Consultant Chris Bosco of Freese Nichols described the Bethel Road project as a longstanding, large-scale construction job (described in meeting materials as roughly $40 million for construction) and said the schematic/environmental contract being considered would total $1,694,000. He told the court that the design expenses would be split roughly 50/50 between Precinct 3 funding and funds from the county judge discretionary account.
The court approved the East–West amendment and moved to approve the Bethel Road schematic/environmental contract; motions were seconded and passed in voice votes where recorded. Commissioners and staff noted the project could leverage TxDOT involvement and private development (H‑E‑B property) as catalysts for construction timing.
The court did not discuss construction bidding at length at this meeting; staff said additional studies and data collection would be needed before construction procurement.
