Middle Creek DRIVE Rehabilitation
project status
Middle Creek Drive Rehabilitation will address ground water and irrigation system infiltration and pavement rehabilitation, including crack sealing, reconstruction, and a thin mill and overlay for portions of the roadway.
Contracted Firm: K Friese + Associate
Current Status:
The City’s geotechnical consultant completed the soil sampling and testing. The geotechnical firm also installed and gathered groundwater data using Piezometers (subsurface water level monitoring equipment) along Middle Creek Drive to monitor, record, and document groundwater levels.
K Friese + Associates has evaluated the collected data and developed a recommendation to rehabilitate Middle Creek Drive. The recommendation includes installing a perforated pipe along the roadway to intercept the groundwater and convey the water to nearby stormwater inlets. The recommendation also includes providing for private connections at property lines – homeowners will have the option to connect from their individual sump pumps through their property to the stormwater connections.
K Friese + Associates presented the recommendations at a Whispering Hollow and public stakeholder meeting on Jan. 17, 2024 at Buda City Hall. A virtual open house was also held for the public’s viewing and comment, view the materials here. Stakeholder input has and will guide the project as it moves through design.
The Buda Bonds Oversight Committee reviewed the Middle Creek Drive project in February 2024 and endorsed the proposed design. City Council reviewed the preliminary design on Mar. 19, 2024. View the Middle Creek Drive City Council presentation here.
The design is currently at the 95% design level and progressing to final plans. Bidding is expected to occur Fall 2025 with construction beginning as early as November 2025 and lasting approximately 8 months. This timeline is subject to change.
A neighborhood meeting was held on Thursday, July 10, 2025 along with a virtual open hour between July 10, 2025 and July 24, 2025. On July 21, 2025 the Buda Bonds Oversight Committee reviewed the input received at the neighborhood meeting and provided recommendation to City Council to continue the project to the bidding and construction phase. City Council will review the project as well on August 5, 2025 ahead of the bidding and construction phases, which is planned for this Fall 2025. Construction may begin as early as December 2025.
View Proposed Typical Section for the Middle Creek Drive Rehabilitation project
Bond Amount: $3,800,000
