Transportation
The Houston-Galveston Area Council rec- ommended $564.61 million in state and federal funding for Montgomery County projects as part of the 2025-28 Transportation Improvement Plan. During an April 3 meeting, the H-GAC unveiled the 2025-28 TIP, which will allocate federal and state funding to transportation projects across eight counties in the Houston region. Funding is allocated to the projects every four years as part of the 2045 regional transportation plan, which is also managed by H-GAC. Why it matters According to the TIP documents, Montgomery County may have $564.61 million in federal and state funding allocated over the next four years for projects involving roads such as Hwy. 242, Loop 336 and I-45. Other projects Another $228 million in projects are being funded by the state along the outskirts of Mont- gomery County and on the eastern portions of Porter and Cut-N-Shoot. Projects located partially within Montgomery County total $90.5 million. What else? H-GAC will accept public comments regarding the proposed list of projects for the 2025-28 TIP through April 24. Public comments can be submitted online through the H-GAC comment H-GAC outlines $565M for projects countywide
1097
Willis
Montgomery
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BROWDER TRAYLOR RD.
75
1484
3B
105
Conroe
3A
1 Hwy. 105 expansion: $125.27M Reconstructing and widening from two to four lanes 2 Loop 336 expansion: $37.1M Widening from two to four lanes, and dividing east and westbound lanes 3 Conroe bus terminals: $28M Montgomery County projects: A Constructing Downtown Conroe bus terminal B Constructing Lone Star College bus terminal 4 Hwy. 242 third direct connector: $21.7M Constructing eastbound direct connector from I-45 to Hwy. 242 5 I-45 improvements: $16.47M A Extending northbound HOV from FM 1488 to Loop 336 B Raising frontage roads from Shenandoah Park Drive to Hwy. 242 6 Sorters McClellan Road expansion: $27.84M Widening to four lanes between FM 1314 and Hwy. 59 7 Research Forest Drive expansion: $5M
105
336
2
5A
RESEARCH FOREST DR.
1314
1488
4
242
5B
TAMINA RD. SHENANDOAH PARK DR.
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SHADOWBEND PLACE
99
6
SORTERS MCCLELLAN RD.
45
Widening from four to six lanes from Shadowbend Place to Kuykendahl Road
59
MAP NOT TO SCALE N
SOURCE: HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The public comment period is also open to local governmental agencies and counties for additional input regarding the final project list.
portal. Once the public comment period is over, the project list will be finalized and funding will be allocated in May based on any changes made, according to H-GAC officials.
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