CASE STUDY 33 — FM 149 Neighborhood Phase 2 140-Acre Private Road Neighborhood | Civil Engineering Design

PROJECT OVERVIEW

JRH Engineering provided complete civil engineering design for Phase 2 of the FM 149 neighborhood in Anderson, Texas, building on the drainage infrastructure, approvals, and agency relationships established in Phase 1. Phase 2 moved faster — permits were accelerated by leveraging the approved and constructed framework already in place, and the hard infrastructure and approval work did not need to be repeated.

AT A GLANCE

Site Civil Design

● Full civil design for Phase 2 lot development and road extension

● Phase 2 road and drainage tied into the approved Phase 1 infrastructure — no redesign of the base drainage or access framework

● 100-year overflow path along existing Phase 1 roadways used for Phase 2 drainage — eliminating the need for additional major drainage infrastructure

Stormwater & Drainage

● Existing 100-year overflow routing established in Phase 1 extended to serve Phase 2 — no new major drainage channels or structures required

● Phase 2 detention tied into Phase 1 system — integrated drainage approach across the full 140-acre development

Permitting & Agency Coordination

● Anderson County and TxDOT Phase 2 approvals accelerated by prior relationship and approved Phase 1 infrastructure

● Phase 2 permit package simpler than Phase 1 — existing approvals referenced, existing infrastructure credited

THE RESULT

Phase 2 permitting moved faster than Phase 1 because the hard work was already done. The infrastructure investment, the agency relationships, and the approved drainage framework from Phase 1 all carried forward — compressing the Phase 2 schedule and reducing the engineering and permitting scope.

RESULTS

● Phase 2 permitting accelerated by leveraging Phase 1 approved infrastructure and agency relationships

● No new major drainage infrastructure required — 100-year overflow path along Phase 1 roads extended to serve Phase 2

● Phased development approach demonstrated: infrastructure investment in Phase 1 directly reduced Phase 2 cost and schedule