Ricardo S. Lopez Park Walking Trail - Phase 1

The Ricardo S. Lopez Park Walking Trail in Falfurrias, Texas, is a new construction project that has completed its accessibility review process. TDLR closed the project file in December 2024, marking the end of the administrative oversight for this specific build. The facility is located at 363 Nava Street in Brooks County and was developed by the Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST).

The scope of work involved constructing a walking trail approximately 1,250 linear feet in length and ten feet in width. The structural composition included a 12-inch subbase, 8 inches of caliche base, and 4 inches of surfacing material. The project also encompassed the construction of an asphalt road, parking areas, and sidewalks to support the new trail infrastructure.

Project Scope and Cost

With an estimated cost of $150,000, the project size is recorded as 1,250 square feet, resulting in a computed cost of $120 per square foot. This figure is close to the county median of $120 per square foot for similar new construction filings in Brooks County. The total estimated cost is below the county median of $600,000, placing it in the bottom quarter of comparable projects in the region.

Alvarado Architects & Associates, Inc. served as the design firm of record for this project. Felipe Guerrero was the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project was registered with TDLR in September 2021, with construction starting in November 2021. The scheduled build window was 1,155 days, which is longer than the county median of 244 days for new construction projects.

Location and Context

The site is located inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, designated as zone AO. This geographic classification is relevant for understanding the environmental context of the construction. The surrounding area, ZIP code 78355, has a population of about 6,843 residents according to U.S. Census estimates. The median household income in this area is $32,636, and the median owner-occupied home value is $84,200.

Community Action Corporation of South Texas has one other TDLR-registered project, the Alice Office Balcony Renovations in Alice, with a total value of $500,000. That project is also closed. The design firm, Alvarado Architects & Associates, Inc., has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $24,835,000 across various Texas locations, including San Antonio, Edinburg, Converse, Leander, and Ingram.