Adam RollinsThe city of Sugar Land will invest $350 million in capital improvement projects, targeting public safety, roadway, drainage and facility initiatives.
The lion’s share of the funding – totaling $144.5 million – will support several public safety projects, primarily for the fire and police departments. The city plans to build an entirely new police headquarters, followed by a renovation for the current police department and court building. The construction and renovation project alone will cost $63.2 million.
The remaining $81.3 million will enable the city to complete the third phase of the public safety training facility, featuring fire training structures and a permanent gun range. Additional projects include rehabilitating several public safety facilities to repair their internal systems, prepare them for natural disasters and modify the buildings. The city will also rehabilitate, expand or replace various fire stations, replace outdated firefighting vehicles, replace above ground unleaded and diesel fuel tanks with dispensers and buy specialized SWAT vehicles.
The city will use another $118 million for a series of street, sidewalk and mobility projects. There are 19 approved projects receiving funding, predominantly focusing on rehabilitating, replacing and improving existing roadways. Projects will reconstruct streets, install side paths, modify roads to reduce congestion, make safety improvements and build bridges.
A pair of municipal facility projects will divide $40.5 million for construction, rehabilitation and modernization. From that amount, the city will use $27.8 million to upgrade existing public services buildings, prioritizing the facility’s infrastructure and HVAC systems. The remaining $12.7 million will go toward building a field operations maintenance facility.
Sugar Land will allocate $35 million toward drainage infrastructure projects. The funds will cover several initiatives to improve the performance of storm sewers throughout the city. The projects call for replacing drainage systems, enlarging storm sewer main lines and replacing drainage inlets.
The final $12 million will support the city’s animal shelter. Plans include building a 24,000 square foot facility for animal housing, veterinary services, staff areas and public areas. The city will incorporate extensive exterior spaces to accommodate animal exercise and play needs.
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