Streets & Traffic

The Public Works Department provides a high-quality environment for the City of Seabrook and ensures that the city’s parks, roadways, and streets are safe, clean, and attractive, while also providing a reliable water and sewer system to residents and businesses.

Residential Traffic Management Plan

This policy establishes consistent procedures for addressing the traffic-related issues that may occasionally arise along roadways within or near residential areas in the city. Neighborhood traffic issues specifically addressed in this policy include the following:

• No Parking Zone Implementation Requests
• Resident-Only Restricted Parking Requests
• Cut Through Traffic Mitigation Requests
• Pedestrian Treatment Requests
• School Zone Safety Requests
• Speed Control Requests
• Intersection Control Requests (Multi-way Stops, Traffic Signals, and Roundabouts)
• Other Advisory or Advanced Warning Sign Requests
• Other Public Safety and Traffic Issue Requests

Other neighborhood traffic issues not explicitly addressed in this policy may be presented to staff for review by any citizen, business, or group. The Seabrook Public Works-Streets Department staff will work with those parties to review their situation and formulate an appropriate response as necessary.

• Download the Residential Traffic Management Plan (PDF)
• Download the Residential Traffic Action Request Form (PDF)
  

Speed Watch Program

Speeding drivers on neighborhood streets are among the most common complaints received by the Seabrook Police Department and the Street Department in Public Works. Neighborhood Speed Watch is a three-part program designed to address community concerns. The program is a partnership between the Seabrook Police Department and its citizens, initiated by concerned citizens who are worried about speeding vehicles in their neighborhood.

City Streets

While Public Works maintains several streets within the City of Seabrook, they are limited to preserving city streets only. Several streets within the city belong to either Harris County or the State of Texas, and some are even privately owned. It is not the City of Seabrook's jurisdiction to fix problems on these streets; however, when problems are reported, the city does pass the message along to the proper agency.

Seabrook Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

A municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) is a publicly-owned conveyance or system of conveyances (including but not limited to streets, ditches, catch basins, curbs, gutters, and storm drains) that is designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater and that discharges to surface waters of the State.

Decorative Street Sign Program 

This policy establishes procedures for Homeowners Associations and Neighborhood Associations to upgrade standard City traffic poles to more attractive, decorative poles, thereby creating a unique neighborhood character and identity.  HOA neighborhoods must work with the association and gain approval for installation. Neighborhoods without an HOA must have approval from at least 51% of residents within the sign upgrade installation boundaries.

• Seabrook Decorative Street Sign Program
• Application - Request for Decorative Street Signs Local Match 

Stormwater Runoff

Stormwater runoff may contain pollutants such as sediments, nutrients, bacteria, and petroleum products. The runoff generally enters our storm drain system through storm drain inlets and is released, untreated, into a nearby creek. Sometimes, the runoff may travel into a water-quality pond, rain garden, or other stormwater treatment facility before being released into a waterway.

The City is required to have a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES). The MS4 Permit regulates discharges from Seabrook’s storm drain system. The City is required to comply with the conditions of our permit and report on the permit activities annually.

Storm Water Management Plan

The City developed a Storm Water Management Plan for compliance with the MS4 permit. The plan describes steps the City takes to protect water quality and reduce pollutant discharges to the “maximum extent practicable.” It meets the Clean Water Act requirements. It meets state requirements to use all known, available, and reasonable methods to prevent and control pollution of the state's waters. The plan contains six mandated elements:

• Public Education, Outreach, and Involvement
• Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
• Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control
• Post-Construction Stormwater Management in New Development and Redevelopment
• Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
• Industrial Stormwater Sources

To view the City’s plan, please click on the links:

• TCEQ Permit (PDF)
• Notice of Intent (PDF)
• Fact Sheet (PDF)
• City’s Stormwater Quality Management Plan (PDF)
• Year 1 Annual Report for 2024 (PDF)

For educational information, please visit the Clean Waterways website.

For Seabrook pollution concerns or complaints, please contact the Streets & Drainage Superintendent, Joe Capetillo.

State Streets

Texas State Highway 146 and NASA Parkway are state-owned streets and are maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). THE CITY OF SEABROOK DOES NOT CONTROL THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS ON THESE ROADWAYS.

To report light signal problems, potholes, traffic concerns, or any other issues, please contact TxDOT directly at (713) 802-5000.

For more information about the TxDOT Houston District, visit them online here.

County Streets

Harris County owns and maintains Todville, Repsdorph (including the traffic circle), and Red Bluff. Concerns and problems on these streets can be reported directly to Harris County by calling (713) 881-3210 or by filling out an online form on the Harris County, TX website.