August 11, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved the low bid in the amount of $1,914,580 for construction of this project.
June 30, 2020 - Harris County Commissioners Court authorized the Flood Control District approval of projects scheduled for advertisement: 1) hazardous tree and tree limb removal service, 2) excavation of Helms Road stormwater detention basins, and 3) repairs to the detention basin near Ellington Field Airport in support of drainage improvements.
May 19, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved updates to project details in the 2018 Bond Program List. Update changes project title to remove reference to "CDBG" for consistency; project funding also updated based on engineers estimate.
February 25, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved a $12,767 agreement with an engineering firm for materials engineering and testing services in support of Phase 1 of the Helms Stormwater Detention Basin
January 2020 – Construction began.
November 12, 2019 – Harris County Commissioners Court awarded a $703,427 construction contract in support of this project.
October 8, 2019 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved the Helms Road Stormwater Detention Basin project to advertise for construction bids.
October 8, 2019 – Harris County Commissioners Court accepted a Preliminary Engineering Report regarding this project
July 30, 2019 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized negotiations with an engineering firm for materials engineering and testing services in support of this project.