McAllen completes Dove Avenue Roadway, Drainage Improvement Project

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of McAllen is celebrating the completion of its Dove Avenue Roadway Extension and Drainage Improvement Project.

The project connects Bentsen Road to 41st St., providing an east-west corridor from McAllen's western city limits to its eastern city limits.

The project included roadway infrastructure to improve mobility and drainage improvements to reduce flooding by introducing additional infrastructure and enhancing the existing regional drainage canal system.

The improvements will serve the immediate vicinity of the new Dove Avenue and Bentsen Road intersection and improve regional connectivity with adjoining municipalities to the east and west.

"We want to improve mobility in this part of town especially," said Omar Quintanilla, McAllen Mayor Pro-Tem. "Be able to look at the edges of McAllen. Not only the west side but also the eastside to make sure we're not missing any parts of the city where we can help to improve the traffic."

The roadway improvements scope of work included:

• Construction of a quarter mile, four-lane urban roadway and curb and gutter from Bentsen Rd. to 41st St.
• A five-foot sidewalk on both sides of Dove Ave.

Storm drainage improvements included:

• Bridge class culvert crossing of the Mission/McAllen Drainage Canal to the south of the project area
• Potable water infrastructure improvements

The total cost of the project was $3,320,533.74 and was funded by the McAllen Development Corporation, City of McAllen Drainage Fee and Street Improvement Construction Funds.