Figure 11: Map <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kendleton</strong>Source: Fort Bend County, GIS DepartmentHighways / RoadsFort Bend County is part <strong>of</strong> the Houston District <strong>of</strong> the Texas Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation (TXDOT)with a district area <strong>of</strong>fice located in Rosenberg, approximately 14 miles from <strong>Kendleton</strong>. There are sixother maintenance <strong>of</strong>fices located in the Houston district as well. The <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kendleton</strong> is served by onemajor highway, US Hwy 59.US 59 traverses the center <strong>of</strong> the County from northeast to southwest, and spans the entire easternarea <strong>of</strong> the state, running north‐south between the cities <strong>of</strong> Texarkana and Laredo. As a part <strong>of</strong> theNorth American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), US 59 forms a portion <strong>of</strong> the trade corridor rangingfrom the U.S./Mexico border to the industrial northeastern portion <strong>of</strong> the United States and Canada. US59, according to the Texas Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation, experiences the highest traffic utilization inthe Houston metropolitan area.There are numerous currently funded TXDOT projects that will affect Fort Bend County, and severalothers are proposed for the future. The table below summarizes the TXDOT funded projects in the FortBend County area and their estimated costs.18
Figure 12: Current and <strong>Plan</strong>ned Highway Projects, Fort Bend County AreaHighway Type Funding Estimate Bid Date DescriptionUS 90A Traditional Unfunded $22,735,931.14 <strong>20</strong>14-03 RESURFACEROADWAYUS 90A Stimulus Funded $1,740,866.10 <strong>20</strong>09-04 RESURFACEROADWAYUS 90A Traditional Funded $427,444.27 <strong>20</strong>09-01 CONSTRUCTCENTER TURNLANESUS 90A Traditional Funded $776,453.66 <strong>20</strong>09-05 INSTALL/UPGRADE DRAINAGESTRUCTURESUS 90A Traditional Funded $414,816.95 <strong>20</strong>10-08 INSTALL/UPGRADE ROADWAYLIGHTINGUS 59 Traditional Unfunded $270,511,426.98 <strong>20</strong>30-08 WIDENROADWAYUS 59 Traditional Funded $2,709,624.32 <strong>20</strong>12-10 REPAIRROADWAYUS 59 Traditional Unfunded $1,761,255.81 <strong>20</strong>13-12 INSTALLTRAFFICMANAGEMENTTECHNOLOGYUS 59 Traditional Funded $1,010,623.91 <strong>20</strong>11-01 RESURFACEROADWAYUS 59 Traditional Funded $7,501,370.33 <strong>20</strong>10-09 REBUILDROADWAYFM 521 Stimulus Funded $1,178,514.42 <strong>20</strong>09-04 RESURFACEROADWAYSP 10 Traditional Unfunded $25,271,015.37 <strong>20</strong>14-09 CONSTRUCTNEW ROADSH 36 Stimulus Funded $1,901,212.63 <strong>20</strong>09-04 REPAIRROADWAYSH 36 Traditional Funded $94,911,164.47 <strong>20</strong>14-09 WIDENROADWAYSH 36 Traditional Funded $117,117,2<strong>20</strong>.72 <strong>20</strong>14-09 WIDENROADWAYSH 36 Traditional Funded $7,943,517.80 <strong>20</strong>12-05 WIDENROADWAYSH 6 Traditional Funded $126,935.89 <strong>20</strong>10-05 INSTALL/UPGRADE ROADWAYLIGHTINGSH 6 Traditional Funded $266,663.86 <strong>20</strong>11-07 CONSTRUCTRAISED MEDIANIH 10 Traditional Funded $2,100,850.43 <strong>20</strong>11-12 CONSTRUCTINTERSECTIONIMPROVEMENTSFM 360 Traditional Funded $415,062.56 <strong>20</strong>10-12 RESURFACEROADWAYFM 1952 Traditional Funded $505,344.94 <strong>20</strong>12-10 REPAIRROADWAYFM 359 Stimulus Funded $16,217,082.14 <strong>20</strong>10-02 WIDENROADWAYFM 359 Traditional Funded $945,076.97 <strong>20</strong>11-04 RESURFACEROADWAYFM 359 Traditional Funded $49,190,259.45 <strong>20</strong>12-10 CONSTRUCTFRONTAGEROADSFM 359 Traditional Unfunded $58,809,478.05 <strong>20</strong>16-01 WIDENROADWAYFM 359 Traditional Funded $13,223,641.60 <strong>20</strong>13-01 WIDENROADWAYFM 762 Traditional Funded $678,135.79 <strong>20</strong>11-06 REBUILDROADWAYFM 442 Traditional Funded $423,731.68 <strong>20</strong>10-12 REPAIRROADWAYAppendix A, Page 19
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