Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept from the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT)/Federal Highway Administration grant funds in the amount of $9,635,733.46, with no required match, and to execute the grant agreement for the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Harris County Road Drainage Master Plan Project. | Community Exchange
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Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept from the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT)/Federal Highway Administration grant funds in the amount of $9,635,733.46, with no required match, and to execute the grant agreement for the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Harris County Road Drainage Master Plan Project.
Harris County seeks federal approval to accept $9.6M in USDOT grant funds for a road drainage master plan project.
Harris County Commissioners Court is reviewing a request to accept a federal grant of $9,635,733.46 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the PROTECT Harris County Road Drainage Master Plan Project. No local matching funds are required. The item was introduced on August 6, 2026, and is currently under consideration by the Commissioners Court.
This vote decides whether Harris County accepts federal money to plan road drainage improvements. If approved, the county can begin the planning project. If not approved, the grant funds would not be received.
