Culvert and drainage work in Lake Jackson, TX
This Way, That Way, or a county road out past the loop, we sort out the right office before we file anything.
Lake Jackson's street grid is a real planning detail, not a joke
Lake Jackson sits in Zone 1 of Brazoria County Drainage District 5, the local district that runs 50 miles of levee and 14 pump stations across the Brazosport area. Dow Chemical's original town planners in the 1940s laid the streets out to radiate from downtown, and a lot of them still dead-end at names like This Way, That Way, Winding Way, and Circle Way, with flora-named streets like Plantation Drive filling in the rest of the grid. It's genuinely unusual, and it also means giving us the exact street name matters more here than almost anywhere else we work.
Lake Jackson is an incorporated city, so a driveway culvert or drainage request on a city street routes through Lake Jackson's own Streets and Drainage department, not Brazoria County Engineering. If your lot sits just outside the city limits on a county-maintained road instead, the county process applies. We check which one is true for your address before we file anything.
Four jobs, same as everywhere else we run trucks
Driveway culvert install
New driveway crossing a city or county ditch. We confirm jurisdiction first, then size the pipe. See the process →
Culvert replacement
Crushed or undersized pipe pulled and reset to grade, matched to the ditch it actually sits in. See the process →
Ditch grading & drainage
Re-slope a silted city ditch or fix a yard low spot that stays wet long after a storm passes. See the process →
Site pads
Compacted building pad or driveway base built up above the flat surrounding grade. See the process →
What it typically runs in Lake Jackson
| Job | Typical range | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Driveway culvert install | $450 to $3,200 | Pipe diameter, ditch depth, city road versus county road |
| Culvert replacement | $650 to $2,800 | Pipe condition, whether a diameter upsize is needed |
| Ditch grading & drainage | $600 to $2,400 | Ditch length, silt depth, equipment access |
| Site pads | $2,200 to $9,800 | Pad size, fill height, soil conditions |
City street or county road? We check both.
Lake Jackson's incorporated limits and the unincorporated county pockets around them sit close together, and the two follow different permit paths. We confirm which applies to your address as the first step, not an afterthought. Read how city and county permits differ →
Lake Jackson culvert and drainage questions
Does the City of Lake Jackson handle my culvert permit, or does the county?
Inside city limits, Lake Jackson's own Streets and Drainage department handles it. On a county-maintained road just outside the city, it's Brazoria County Engineering. Give us your street name and we'll confirm which applies before anything gets filed.
Does the drainage district install my driveway culvert for free?
Brazoria County Drainage District 5 is focused on district-level channels, levees, and pump stations rather than individual residential driveways. For a driveway culvert in Lake Jackson, the city handles the permit and our crew handles the physical work.
Why does water sit in my yard for days after a storm?
Lake Jackson sits on the same flat, slow-draining coastal ground as the rest of Brazosport. A ditch or swale that's lost its slope to silt buildup can look normal on a dry day and still take days to clear after real rain.
Can you find my address if it's on a "Way" street?
Yes, just give us the exact name. This Way, That Way, Winding Way, and the rest of the grid are all mapped, we just need the precise street to avoid a wasted trip.
Not sure which office handles your street? Call (979) 347-1332 and we'll check for you.
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