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Northpark Drive Expansion Project News: Stormwater Detention, UPRR Crossing and More - Reduce Flooding
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Source: Reduce Flooding Blog - Bob Rehak
Date: 02/08/2026 8:46pm
Article Summary:
**Northpark Drive Expansion Update: Stormwater Detention Plans, UPRR Crossing Coordination, and Traffic Improvements**
The Northpark Drive Expansion Project is advancing with new work aimed at reducing flooding and improving traffic, including a proposed linear stormwater detention basin along the Kingwood Diversion Ditch and cleanup of key drainage channels. Recent milestones include completed paving at Northpark and U.S. 59, coordination with Union Pacific Railroad to prepare surface crossings and signals ahead of bridge construction, and upcoming drainage connections across Northpark. Officials expect traffic to shift to new feeder roads by late spring or early summer 2026, paving the way for bridge construction and creating Kingwood’s first all‑weather evacuation route.
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Date: 02/08/2026 8:46pm
Article Summary:
**Northpark Drive Expansion Update: Stormwater Detention Plans, UPRR Crossing Coordination, and Traffic Improvements**
The Northpark Drive Expansion Project is advancing with new work aimed at reducing flooding and improving traffic, including a proposed linear stormwater detention basin along the Kingwood Diversion Ditch and cleanup of key drainage channels. Recent milestones include completed paving at Northpark and U.S. 59, coordination with Union Pacific Railroad to prepare surface crossings and signals ahead of bridge construction, and upcoming drainage connections across Northpark. Officials expect traffic to shift to new feeder roads by late spring or early summer 2026, paving the way for bridge construction and creating Kingwood’s first all‑weather evacuation route.
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