TRANSPORTATIONUPDATES
COMPILED BY JISHNU NAIR & HANNAH ZEDAKER
ONGOING PROJECTS
UPCOMING PROJECTS
59
59
A
1485
4
1314
LOWE RD.
1ST WALMART DR.
FORD RD.
COMMUNITY DR.
99 TOLL
SORTERS MCCLELLAN RD.
GENE CAMPBELL RD.
E. INDUSTRIAL PKWY.
494
MILLS BRANCH DR.
3
494
2
B
59
494
N O R T H P
1314
W. LAKE HOUSTON PKWY.
N
N
N
N
1 Sorters McClellan Road expansion Montgomery County Precinct 4 began con- struction on A Segment 1 of the Sorters McClellan Road project Jan. 24 and began receiving bids for B Segment 2 in March. The project will expand the road to four lanes with a center turn lane between FM 1314 and Northpark Drive. Segment 1 runs from FM 1314 to south of Lowe Road, and Segment 2 continues to Northpark Drive. Timeline: Jan. 24, 2022-January 2023 (Segment 1), TBA (Segment 2) Cost: $6.8 million (Segment 1), $7.4 mil- lion (Segment 2) Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 4
2 Gene Campbell Road widening Construction is 60% complete on a proj- ect to widen Gene Campbell Road from 1,000 feet west of 1st Walmart Drive to 1,000 feet east of E. Industrial Parkway. The project’s ¤nal design consists of a three-lane road with a continuous left- turn lane. Hugo Sanchez, the projects and logistics coordinator for Montgomery County Precinct 4, said the county’s goal is to complete the project this spring. Timeline: February 2021-spring 2022 Cost: $3.3 million Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 4
3 Community Drive expansion Construction is 60% complete on a project to expand Community Drive to include two lanes with a continual turn- ing lane between Hwy. 59 and Loop 494. Although inclement weather has slowed construction, Sanchez said construction began in November, and the county’s goal is to ¤nish the project this spring. Timeline: November 2021-spring 2022 Cost: $1.6 million Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 4
4 Ford Road expansion Following eminent domain authorizations approved by Montgomery County com- missioners Feb. 22, Sanchez said right of way acquisitions are 80% complete for the Ford Road expansion project. The project will expand the two-lane road between Hwy. 59 and Loop 494 by 10 feet to add wider shoulders for vehicles and expand the road between Loop 494 and W. Lake Houston Parkway from two to four lanes. Timeline: TBA Cost: $11 million Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 4
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF MARCH 10. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT LHKNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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