Texas Border Business
ALAMO, Texas – On Wednesday, February 15, 2022, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham joined Alamo City Manager Bobby Salinas, Assistant City Manager Alexandra Rangel, and local officials to celebrate $973,285.00 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding from the Texas General Land Office for drainage improvements within the city. Under the leadership and direction of Mayor Diana Martinez and the entire Alamo Board of Commissioners, the City of Alamo worked together with GrantWorks, Inc. to write and submit a winning proposal for the grant.
The funding will go towards the engineering services and completion of several drainage improvement projects within the city. Projects include drainage improvements for the area bounded by US Bus 83, Expressway I-2, and Alamo Road. Construction will include a 2.50-acre detention pond, installing new inlets, installing 1,400 linear feet of 24-inch pipe, and installing 1500 linear feet of 18-inch pipe.
Completion of the drainage improvement projects will provide residents with much needed relief from flooding in the area. Working together through partnerships with PSJA ISD, TxDOT, and Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1, the City of Alamo is committed to addressing the drainage needs throughout the city.
