SUGAR LAND, Texas (Covering Katy News) — Fort Bend County Precinct 1 Commissioner Vincent Morales outlined a broad range of road and mobility projects during a March 25 presentation to the Fort Bend Regional Partnership in Sugar Land, citing rapid population growth as the driving force behind the county’s infrastructure push.
Morales said Fort Bend County is on track to reach 1 million residents within the next few years, with projections approaching 2 million by 2050. He said 653 homes were sold in Fort Bend County in January alone, with 258 of those sales in Precinct 1, where the average home price has risen more than 28% since 2021 to $494,000.
“Mobility and infrastructure are the top priorities for Precinct 1 and Fort Bend County in general,” Morales said.
Bond Projects
Morales said all 26 projects in Precinct 1 from the 2023 mobility bond are under design. He said remaining projects from the 2017 bond, including both phases of Fulshear-Gaston Road, are expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2027. Seven projects from the 2020 bond remain at various stages of design and construction…