Harris County Engineering Department
1111 Fannin, 11th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Dr. Milton Rahman, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP -
Executive Director & County Engineer
Guidelines
Harris County Design Guidelines – 1988 (searchable PDF)
Harris County Design Guidelines – 1988 (archived photostatic copy with drawings)
Harris County Geotechnical Guidelines - 2015-11
Harris County/City of Houston Geometric Guidelines - 2012
Traffic Signal System Design Guidelines
Traffic Control Guidelines and Drawings - DELETED PENDING REVISION AND REPLACEMENT
ROW Description & Alignment Map Guidelines - 1990
Survey Guidelines for Large Acreage Tracts
Alternative SWQ Guidelines on County Linear Projects - 2007
Guidelines for Speed Zones
CA Opinion on Right-of-Entry
Steel-Reinforced Elastomeric Bearings (S-REB) for Prestressed Concrete Box and Slab Beam Bridges - January 21, 2010
Cement Stabilization Estimate Chart
Featured Projects
New - Harris County Criminal Justice Center
New - National Engineers Week
Castlewood Subdivision Drainage Project
Jury Assembly Building Restoration
Houston Alumni and Youth Center Campus Plan
Harris County Dennis Johnston Park
Harris County Election Technology Center
Greenhouse Road Project
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences - Forensic Genetics Laboratory
Harris County Law Library
Leonel J. Castillo Community Center
Sylvan Beach Pavilion
Quick Links
New – Records/Information (PIA) Requests
Recovery and Resiliency
Civil Review Sheet (PDF/DWG)
Currently Advertised RFQs
E-Permits Online
Floodplain Management
Geographic Information Systems
HCED Capital Improvement Plan
HHW - Household Hazardous Waste
Permit Office
Professional Services Registry
Transportation and Planning
Watershed Seminars
Records
Solar Planning Best Practices in Harris County Best Practices in Solar Permitting
Open Positions
Career Opportunities