Read about some of the latest updates on road and capital projects around League City. This list is not comprehensive.
Upcoming projects
Package 8 asphalt work
Project: This package will include Boden, Bern, and Seventh streets and part of Austin Street.
Update: Bidding is expected for 2026 as the city avoids bidding out projects during the holiday season.
- Timeline: bid and construction in 2026
- Cost: estimated to cost around $1 million
- Funding source: city reinvestment fund
League City Parkway and Walker Street intersection
Project: Work includes a redesign of the intersection to add lanes and adjust drainage.
Update: Permitting from the Texas Department of Transportation is almost approved
- Timeline: bidding in 2026
- Cost: $2.1 million
- Funding source: Galveston County’s 2018 bond
Main Street and Bay Area Boulevard intersection
Project: Work includes adding and extending turn lanes and is meant to help with capacity.
Update: City Council approved the project’s design contract in February, with the plan 30% reviewed as of May.
- Timeline: bidding in 2026 and construction to start in 2027
- Cost: $500,000
- Funding source: city capital project funds
TxDOT intersection improvements
Project: Intersections on the docket include Hwy. 96 and FM 270, as well as Hwy. 96 and Columbia Memorial Parkway. The project will include work to extend turn lanes and rebuild traffic signals.
Update: The design contract was approved in May.
- Timeline: bidding in 2026 and construction to start in 2027
- Cost: $2.68 million
- Funding source: city funds design, TxDOT funds construction
Hwy. 3 and FM 518 intersection
Project:
The project is aimed at improving mobility for future traffic.
Update: Staff has reviewed a traffic study. The project’s design is completed, and the city is waiting for approvals from TxDOT.
- Timeline: funding should be available in fiscal year 2025-26
- Cost: $5.3 million
- Funding source: League City’s 2019 bond program
Hobbs Road extension to FM 517
Project: Work includes constructing roughly 1,880 feet of a four-lane roadway. Initially, the two southbound lanes will be constructed, while the northbound lanes will be built at a later date.
Update: Plans for the project are 90% completed, with the city working to acquire property related to the project.
- Timeline: Bidding could come in summer of 2026.
- Cost: $10.34M
- Funding source: $2M from Galveston County with the rest coming from the city
Ongoing projects
Reconstruction of Butler Road and Turner Street
Project: The project is being carried out in two phases and involves roadway improvements and reconstructing the asphalt roadway, as well as waterline work.
Update: Work is ongoing.
- Timeline: project expected to be done in July 2026
- Cost: $6.12 million
- Funding source: city reinvestment fund
League City Parkway right-turn lane
Project: Work includes adding an eastbound right-turn lane that stretches from around Butler Road to the I-45 frontage road.
Update: The bid for the project was awarded in April.
- Timeline: construction is set to be done in 2026
- Cost: $1.4 million
- Funding source: Galveston County bonds
FM 518 at Country Lane intersection improvements
Project: Work includes replacing the area’s span wire traffic signals with signals on poles, as well as improving the pedestrian crossing bridge and making the area’s signals more resilient to storms.
Update: The project was awarded in August.
- Timeline: contract calls for 320 days to complete, with work expected to wrap in summer 2026
- Cost: $504,000
- Funding source: city funds
Completed projects
Bayridge Parking Lot
Project: Work included building a new parking lot at the city’s old water plant site.
Update: The project is complete.
- Timeline: work began in the summer
- Cost: $123,500
- Funding source: city park funds
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