TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
COMPILED BY CHRISTOPHER GREEN & ANNA LOTZ
TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ADOPTS 10-YEAR ROAD CONSTRUCTION PLAN On Aug. 30, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the adoption of an $85 billion 10-year statewide road construction plan known as the Unified Transportation Program. The UTP is the master document for the Texas Department of Transportation that connects the state’s plans— such as the Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan, the Metropolitan Transportation Plans and the Rural Transportation Plan—to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, which is the four-year construction plan. maintaining Texas roads. According to Abbott’s office, the UTP funds will coincide with an additional $32 billion over 10 years for routine maintenance and project development The UTP aims to address safety, congestion, rural activity and for more than 7,000 road projects. The projects that will be part of the UTP will be funded through legisla- tive and voter-approved initiatives that allocate portions of oil and gas taxes, sales taxes, and other money to the state highway fund. 6 FM 2920 improvements Locally, a $27.97 million project to upgrade FM 2920 between Business 249 and Willow Street in Tomball was included in the UTP. The specific scope of the project— which previously proposed raised medians, according to prior reporting—was not included. Accord- ing to the UTP, the project is estimat- ed to go out for construction bids in fiscal years 2023-26. Timeline: TBD Cost: $27.97 million Funding source: state ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF SEPT. 14. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT TOMNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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ONGOING PROJECTS 1 FM 1488 widening west of Magnolia Construction is 50% complete on a project to widen FM 1488 from the Waller County line near Joseph Road to FM 1774 in Magnolia, according to a Sept. 1 update from the Texas Department of Transportation, the latest available information. The project, which is contracted to Lindsey Construction, will widen FM 1488 from two lanes to four lanes with a continuous left turn lane just west of the city of Magnolia. Timeline: November 2020-third quarter 2023 Cost: $30.24 million Funding source: TxDOT 2 FM 1488 through Magnolia TxDOT is widening a second span of FM 1488 between FM 1774 and FM 149 as well. The project in Magnolia will widen FM 1488 from two lanes to four lanes with a continuous center lane. Construction was
7% complete as of a Sept. 1 update. Work is tentatively anticipated to wrap up in 2025. Timeline: May 2022-second quarter 2025 Cost: $48.62 million Funding source: TxDOT 3 Cypress Rosehill Road widening Harris County precincts 3 and 4 are working on a project to upgrade Cypress Rosehill Road in Tomball from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane concrete boule- vard. The widening spans from Cypress Rosehill Road at Siedel Cemetary Road to just north of the connection with Waller-Tomball Road. The project is slat- ed to be complete in the fourth quarter. Timeline: March 2021-fourth quarter of 2022 Cost: $3.9 million Funding sources: Harris County precincts 3, 4 4 Cypress Rosehill Road traffic signal A new traffic signal is being installed at Juergen and Cypress Rosehill roads. The
signal is expected to be activated by the end of September, barring any unfore- seen circumstances, according to Harris County Precinct 4. Timeline: May-September Cost: $675,000 Funding source: Harris County Engineer- ing Department UPCOMING PROJECTS 5 FM 1488 median A TxDOT project to install a raised median along FM 1488 in Magnolia is getting underway. The project spans FM 1488 from Mostyn Drive to I-45 and has been awarded to ISI Contracting Inc. As of a Sept. 1 update from TxDOT, the project had not commenced but has a tentative completion date of the second quarter of 2025. Timeline: fall 2022-second quarter 2025 Cost: $48.62 million Funding source: TxDOT
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