Traffic Control Plan (TCP)
To minimize inconvenience to the traveling public the limits of each phase
shall be followed.
The TCP is divided into phases and steps. See Traffic Control Plans for
additional and specific details of phases, steps and sequencing.
Work on Phase I will not commence until, in the opinion of the Engineer,
sufficient material, equipment, machinery and additional resources required
to insure continuity in the progress of work have been fabricated and/or
stored and approved for use.
Phase 1 - Step 1A
Two-inch ACP overlay shall be placed on existing mainlanes as the first step
of construction. Full pavement markings matching the existing markings shall
be placed on this new overlay. Work shall begin on the relocation of all
utilities on both sides of the project.
Construct the four cross culverts and then new north side trunk line from
the Cane Island Branch to Katy-Fort Bend Road and the westbound frontage
road from east of Pin Oak Blvd. to Katy-Fort Bend Road as shown in the
plans. Temporary connections shall be built between the new westbound
frontage road and the existing frontage road as shown in the plans. Portions
of the existing westbound frontage road shall be widened as shown on the
plans. The new fiber optic cable trunk line along this portion of the
westbound frontage road shall be installed as early as possible. Construct
the temporary ramp from the westbound mainlanes to the westbound frontage
road. Build the portions of proposed U.S. 90 and Katy-Fort Bend Road as shown
in the plans.
Phase 1 - Step 1B
Close westbound Pin Oak exit ramp. Route exiting traffic through Katy-Fort
Bend Road. Move westbound frontage road traffic onto detour as shown on the
plans between U.S. 90 and Katy-Fort Bend Road. Move westbound entrance ramp
traffic, west of U.S. 90, to the temporary entrance ramp. Construct two cross
culverts and the north side trunk line east of Katy-Fort Bend Road.
Construct the westbound frontage road as shown in the plans. The new fiber
optic cable trunk line east of Katy-Fort Bend Road, along the westbound
frontage road shall be installed as early as possible. Temporary connections
shall be built between the new westbound frontage road and the existing
frontage road as shown in the plans. The existing eastbound frontage road
shall be widened on the inside to accommodate two lanes of traffic during
construction of the outside two lanes of the new frontage road. Build the
new temporary ramps from the mainlanes to the frontage roads as shown in the
plans. Construct a portion of new eastbound frontage road and temporary
connections to the existing frontage road at SH 99. Build the portions of
proposed U.S. 90, Katy-Fort Bend Road and SH 99 frontage roads as shown in the
plans. Construct new SH 99 southbound frontage road bridge structure.
Construct temporary widening along SH 99 southbound frontage road and a
temporary connection to the existing frontage road as shown on plans.
Phase 1 - Step 2
Shift westbound frontage road traffic, west of Katy-Fort Bend Road, onto the
new westbound frontage road. East of Katy-Fort Bend Road, westbound frontage
road traffic remains on the existing frontage road. Build portions of the
new westbound frontage between U.S. 90 and Katy-Fort Bend Road as shown in the
plans. Construct a temporary connection between the new westbound frontage
road and the existing frontage road as shown in the plan. Move eastbound
frontage road traffic onto the temporary widening and build the two outside
lanes of the new eastbound frontage road, except for the area at SH 99. The
west leg of the south frontage road connector at SH 99 shall be built.
Temporary connections and widenings for the new eastbound frontage road
shall be constructed as shown in the plans. Build the new temporary ramps
from the mainlanes to the frontage roads as shown in the plans. Shift
traffic as shown in the plans for U.S. 90, Katy-Fort Bend Road and SH 99 and
construct the proposed pavements and temporary pavement as shown.
Phase 1 - Step 3A
Shift mainlane traffic and construct temporary ACP in the existing mainlanes
median as shown in the plans. Move westbound frontage road traffic onto the
new westbound frontage road as shown in the plans and construct the outside
lane of the new westbound frontage road at Katy-Fort Bend Road. Detour
eastbound frontage road traffic onto the south frontage road connector at SH
99 to construct the new eastbound frontage. Shift existing traffic from the
mainlanes, east of Katy-Fort Bend Road, to the temporary exit ramps. Shift
traffic as shown in the plans for U.S. 90 and Katy-Fort Bend Road and
construct the proposed pavements and temporary pavement as shown.
Phase 1 - Step 3B
Shift Katy-Fort Bend Road traffic and construct the proposed pavements and
temporary pavement as shown.
Phase 2 - Step 1A
Move mainlane traffic onto detour as shown in the plans. Move traffic
entering and exiting from the mainlanes to the temporary ramps. Open the new
westbound frontage road to traffic while maintaining access to SH 99. Build
the inside lane of the westbound frontage road at U.S. 90. Shift eastbound
frontage road traffic to the new eastbound frontage road and build the
inside lanes of the new eastbound frontage road in sections to allow for
access to the mainlanes. Remove portions of the existing Katy-Fort Bed Road
overpass as needed for proposed mainlanes construction. Construct the new
eastbound mainlane outside lanes from the beginning of the project to east
of Katy-Fort Bend Road and portions of the new westbound mainlane as shown
in the plans. Construct the bridge structure of westbound mainlane and
eastbound mainlane inside lanes for SH 99 overpass (omitting spans directly
over existing SH 99). Build the proposed ramps as shown in the plans.
Construct temporary connections between the new mainlanes and the existing
mainlanes and construct temporary mainlane widenings as shown in the plans.
Build the new temporary ramps from the mainlanes to the frontage roads as
shown in the plans. Construct a portion of the southbound lanes for
Katy-Fort Bend Road.
Phase 2 - Step 1B
Construct portion of the southbound lanes for Katy-Fort Bend Road as shown
in the plans.
Phase 2 - Step 1C
Construct portion of the northbound inside lanes and temporary connection
for Katy-Fort Bend Road as shown in the plans.
Phase 2 - Step 1D
Construct portions of the northbound and southbound inside lanes for
Katy-Fort Bend Road as shown in the plans.
Phase 2 - Step 1E
Construct portion of the northbound outside lanes for Katy-Fort Bend Road as
shown in the plans.
Phase 2 - Step 1F
Construct portion of the northbound outside lane for Katy-Fort Bend Road as
shown in the plans.
Phase 2 - Step 1G
Construct portion of the northbound inside lane for Katy-Fort Bend Road as
shown in the plans.
Phase 2 - Step 2
Move mainlane traffic onto detour as shown in the plans. Move traffic
entering and exiting from the mainlanes to the new temporary ramps and
complete the inside lanes of the eastbound frontage road. Construct portions
of the new westbound mainlane outside lanes and temporary westbound mainlane
widening as shown in the plans. Construct temporary westbound entrance
ramps.
Phase 2 - Step 3A
Move traffic entering and exiting from the mainlanes to the new temporary
ramps. Place signs for SH 99 westbound exit at Mason Road. Close westbound
frontage road direct access to the existing SH 99 overpass and detour
traffic as shown in the plans. Remove the north portion of existing
Katy-Fort Bend Road overpass and the existing westbound frontage road bridge
structure at SH 99 for the construction of the westbound mainlanes and
bridge structures as shown in the plans. Build the inside lane of the
westbound frontage road at ramp 10-A. Construct temporary connections
between the new mainlanes and the existing mainlanes and new temporary ramps
from the mainlanes to the frontage roads as shown in the plans.
Phase 2 - Step 3B
Close access to existing SH 99 Frontage Roads and move northbound and
southbound traffic onto the completed southbound frontage road as shown on
the plans. Remove existing SH 99 bridge structure over IH 10. Construct the
remainder of the westbound mainlane bridge structure at SH 99 and the inside
lanes of the eastbound mainlane bridge structure at SH 99. Construct new
northbound frontage road except for the area where there is mainlane
traffic. Construct new northbound frontage road bridge structure. Construct
a portion of the southbound frontage road under the constructed mainlanes
bridges at SH 99. Construct a portion of the eastbound frontage road outside
lanes and south frontage road connector east of SH 99.
Phase 3 - Step 1
Move eastbound mainlane traffic onto detours and the new westbound mainlanes
inside lanes and move westbound mainlane traffic onto the new westbound
mainlane outer lanes. Shift traffic entering and exiting the mainlanes to
the new ramps and temporary ramps as shown in the plans. Construct the
remainder of the new northbound frontage road and southbound frontage road.
Open SH 99 northbound and southbound frontage roads to traffic. Remove
remainder of the existing Katy-Fort Bend Road overpass. Construct portions
of the new westbound mainlane and eastbound mainlane as shown in the plans.
Build the remainder of the U.S. 90/Katy-Fort Bend Road overpass and SH 99
overpass. Construct the temporary connections from the new mainlane to the
existing mainlane as shown in the plans. Construct the remainder of the
eastbound frontage road, U.S. 90 and Katy-Fort Bend Road.
Phase 3 - Step 2
Shift westbound mainlane traffic to the new westbound outside lane and shift
eastbound mainlane traffic onto the new eastbound mainlane and detours as
shown in the plans. Construct the new westbound and eastbound mainlanes
inside lanes as shown in the plans.
Phase 3 - Step 3
Move eastbound mainlane traffic to the new eastbound mainlanes and detours
as shown in the plans. Construct temporary overlay for eastbound exit ramp
east of Katy-Fort Bend Road as a nighttime operation as soon as eastbound
mainlane traffic has been shifted and open immediately to traffic. Construct
the new eastbound mainlane outside lanes as shown in the plans. Construct
the remainder of the temporary overlay for the eastbound mainlane at the end
of the project.
Phase 3 - Step 4
Open all ramps to traffic as shown in the plans. Construct the remainder of
the new eastbound mainlanes.
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