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Grand Parkway Toll Road, March 2009 – Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) has selected Midtown Engineers
to provide Utility Coordination services on Segment E of the Grand Parkway. As the first segment to be constructed
between IH 10 and US 290, the Grand Parkway will be the newest outer loop around Houston and will be operated as
a toll road by HCTRA. Midtown Engineers will be providing Utility Coordination services on 3 of the 4 sections within
Segment E. Midtown Engineers Principal Joel R. Colwell, P.E. says “Midtown Engineers is pleased to be selected to
assist the Toll Road Authority on this regionally important project.” Portions of the project are scheduled to be under
construction in 2010.
HCFCD Maintenance Repair Program, June 2009 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has selected
Midtown Engineers to provide on-call design engineering services in support of their maintenance repair program.
The maintenance repair program is key to maintaining and optimizing the District’s vast network of channels, detention
ponds and various other infrastructure. Midtown Engineers Principal Ramon A. Herrera, P.E. says, “The Harris County
Flood Control District is critical and vital to flood reduction in the region, and we are excited to be part of the team”
COH 2012 CIP, April 2012 - Midtown Engineers has been selected by the City of Houston to provide
engineering services as part of the 2012 Capital Improvement Projects selections. Midtown
Engineers was selected to provide Citywide Intersection Safety Improvements for the Engineering and
Construction Division. The projects will consist of design modifications to existing intersections to
improve geometric deficiencies and enhance vehicular and pedestrian capacity. Additionally, Midtown
Engineers will design new traffic signals at each intersection. Midtown Engineers Principal Terry L.
McDaniel, P.E. stated that “Midtown Engineers is proud to have been selected by the City of Houston
for the 2012 CIP.” Midtown Engineers expects to begin the design in mid-2012 and have all drawings
completed by the end of the year.
IH 610 at US 59 Interchange, May 2012 – The Texas Department of Transportation has selected
design consultants to prepare engineering designs for the reconstruction of the IH 610 (West Loop)
interchange with US 59 (Southwest Freeway). Midtown Engineers will be a sub-provider for the IH
610 Freeway southbound to US 59 northbound direct connector. “Providing Utility Coordination,
Utility Engineering and Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) for TxDOT and the Project Team will be
critical tasks to complete this project and we are thrilled about being selected to provide these
services” says Midtown Engineers Principal Ramon A. Herrera, P.E. The project will begin in Summer
2012.