Texas Border Business
Earlier this year, the City of McAllen opened up the second 1.5 mile-section of the Bicentennial Blvd. Extension Project. The entire project extended the roadway an additional 2.8 miles from Trenton Road to S.H. 107.
The final .9-mile section of the roadway is now open, from the intersection of Freddy Gonzalez to S.H. 107. It is an urban four- lane roadway with designated right and left turn lanes at roadway intersections, adjacent sidewalks, storm-water system to manage subsurface drainage, water and sanitary sewer infrastructure and noise barrier.
The project was designed by Halff Associates, Inc. and the entire construction contract was awarded to Texas Cordia Construction, LLC of Edinburg, Texas in an amount of approximately $13.03 million.
Funding for the project came from the Federal Highway Administration, Texas Department of Transportation and the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (RGV MPO), and other local sources totaling $10.6 million. The remaining $2.43 million was funded from the 2013 Bond Election.
