Gateway, Marquee, Wayfinding, Building and Street Signs
Gateway and Marquee Signs
The Gateway and Marquee Signs were a project that came from the 2016 Comprehensive Plan. In 2018 the City Council adopted the Gateways and Wayfinding Master Plan. The plan also included new street signs that incorporated the city logo.
For FY 2019 and FY 2020 the City Council allocated $1 million each year (for $2 million total) for the project. For budgetary reasons the project was split in two phases. After several discussions with Harris County and no movement towards approval, some gateways originally planned to be in Phase 1 were moved to Phase 2.
The types of signs, locations for them, and the phase for each are as follows.
|
Sign Location |
Sign Type |
Project Phase |
| 1 |
North Eldridge Pkwy and US 290 |
Large Gateway |
Phase 2 |
| 2 |
Philippine and Beltway 8 |
Large Gateway |
Phase 2 |
| 3 |
Jones Road near FM 529 |
Large Gateway |
TBD |
| 4 |
Jones Road south of US 290 |
Large Gateway |
TBD |
| 5 |
Jersey Drive at Lakeview near Fire Station |
Marquee Sign |
Phase 1 |
| 6 |
Senate Ave and Seattle St |
Marquee Sign |
Phase 2 |
| 7 |
Philippine Street and Equador Street |
Marquee Sign |
Phase 1 |
| 8 |
Village Drive and Rio Grande |
Marquee Sign |
Phase 1 |
| 9 |
Jones Road at Jersey Meadow |
Marquee Sign |
Phase 1 |
| 10 |
Jones Road near Wyndham Lake Blvd |
Small Gateway |
Phase 2 |
| 11 |
Senate Ave at US 290 |
Small Gateway |
Phase 2 |
| 12 |
Jersey Drive at US 290 |
Small Gateway |
Phase 1 |
| 13 |
Jones Road north of US 290 |
Small Gateway |
Phase 2 |
| 14 |
Steeple Way and US 290 |
Small Gateway |
Phase 2 |
| 15 |
West Road and US 290 |
Small Gateway |
Phase 2 |
Phase 1 Status
The contract to work with Clark Condon for the design of the Phase 1 project was approved by City Council in October 2018. As noted earlier Phase 1 was modified to remove signs in the Harris County Right Of Way and the full contract amount will not be spent. The Phase 2 contract contains the rest of these signs.
In October 2019 the City Council awarded the contract for Phase 1 of the signs to be completed. The total contract amount $278,241.39.
The marquee sign on Philippine near Equador was modified from the original design to ensure the electrical components were adequately the base flood elevation as required by local ordinances.
As of mid-August 2020 Phase 1 of the project is nearing substantial completion. Electric meters and hardware to play the digital messages must be installed before the marquee signs can be activated. The contractor is working on punch list items before substantial completion can be granted.
Phase 2
In November 2019 the City Council authorized a contract with Clark Condon for Phase 2 of the design and construction management
of the gateway and wayfinding signs project.
As of mid-August 2020 Phase 2 is under design. A traffic engineer is assisting Clark Condon and the City to study traffic patterns, at the request of Harris County, around the areas where the gateways and signs will be installed. Design and permitting work should be completed by early 2021, with this portion of the project out to bid in the spring of 2021.
Wayfinding and Building Signs
The City Council will discuss in September 2020 a proposal for wayfinding and building signs. If approved in September these signs should be installed before the end of 2020. The estimate for this is $20,000.
Street Signs
The Street Signs were replaced in the fall of 2018 to the current ones we have today. The cost of this was $4,340.
The conceptual drawings of the different types of signs are seen below. Click on the image to see a larger version of it.
