Shady Shores Road and Drainage County Project

Project Type: 
Drainage
Project Status: 
Under Design
Project Budget: 
2,000,000
Target Completion: 
100% design June 2025, Construction Complete Late 2026
Location: 
Shady Shores Road
Between Meadows Dr and Eastern City Limits

Culvert capacity improvement project between Meadows Drive and the eastern City Limits. 

The City of Corinth has allocated $2,000,000, Shady Shores and Denton County have allocated $20,000,000 for the roadway and drainage improvements.

 

Status Updates

September 2024

ILA has been approved. Contract for engineering is underway. 

June 2024

ILA's are anticipated to be approved by Denton County this month. Design phase will begin this month, as well. 

September 2023

The City received verbal okay to start the bond project with Denton County to make roadway widening of W. Shady Shores which would then require full drainage improvements for the area. The City will use it's allocated $1,200,000 for drainage improvements in the project area to fund the City's responsibility for the project. 

Staff is working with engineers and Shady Shores to develop a scope for the project.  The initial schedule is:

-ILA with Shady Shores 10/19/2023

-ILA with Denton County 11/16/2023

-Notice to proceed to engineering 11/16/2023

-100% design 9/2024

-Construction 1/2025-1/2027

May 2023

The City has allocated $1,200,000 for drainage improvements in the project area. 

Staff began coordination with a consulting firm for the design of drainage improvements from the eastern City limits towards Meadows Drive. The goal is to be able to construct underground drainage structures for at least 1/2 of the project area.

There is a future bond project with Denton County to make roadway widening of W. Shady Shores which would then require full drainage improvements for the area. 

January 2022

The City of Corinth has engaged Freese & Nichols Inc. to analyze the watershed contributing to the drainage culverts along Shady Shores Road. This is in anticipation for culvert capacity improvements to be performed in the future between Meadows Drive and the eastern City Limits.