A narrow country road that feeds Sherman's Progress Park industrial area is in line for a full redesign.
The City Council will consider a $447,453 professional services agreement with Westwood Professional Services, Inc. when it meets at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at City Hall, 220 W. Mulberry St. The contract covers construction plans for Interurban Parkway between FM 1417 and the newly extended Progress Drive.
It sits on the consent agenda, which the council approves in a single vote unless a member or resident asks to pull an item for discussion.
From ditches to a divided road
Interurban Parkway is now a rural asphalt road with roadside ditches, according to the scope of services attached to the contract. The city's Master Thoroughfare Plan calls for it to become a four-lane divided concrete road, 66 feet wide measured back to back of the curbs, with storm drains underground.
This project would design only the eastern half of that roadway, about 25 feet back to back, along with its drainage. The intersection of Progress Drive and FM 1417 would be drawn to its future full width, and the design must leave room for the rest of the road to be built later.
The plans also include moving roughly 1,000 linear feet of 18-inch water main.
Engineering Director Wayne Lee's staff report says the work is meant to give the Progress Park industrial area another connection. The fee is split between a lump sum of up to $390,953 for basic services and up to $56,500 for special services. The city would pay with certificates of obligation that the Sherman Economic Development Corp. (SEDCO) is to reimburse.
