BACKGROUND Robinson Bayou is a natural, tidally- influenced waterway located in League City, Texas, that flows into Clear Lake and then to the Galveston Bay. Heavy rain events were causing significant bank erosion along Robinson Bayou from Abilene Street to FM 270. The erosion threatened adjacent commercial and residential developments. In addition, the erosion had exposed the root systems of large trees along the bayou, increasing concerns that the trees would fall into the bayou and create a dam at the FM 518 and FM 270 bridges. The City sought a solution to address these problems while retaining the natural aesthetic appeal of the riparian habitat along this reach of the bayou. PROJECT APPROACH The City of League City selected Huitt-Zollars to provide professional enginee

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