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Updates on key transportation projects under construction in 2019 in The Woodlands
TxDOT begins repairing I-45 bridge at Rayford, Sawdust roads BY HANNAH ZEDAKER
OTHER ONGOING PROJECTS IN 2019
an emergency repair, bringing the bridge back to satisfactory condition. “We typically inspect bridges every two years, and in 2016 and 2018 the bridge was rated satisfactory, actually with decently high scoring of 84 on both sides of the bridge in the last inspection,” she said. the bridge Jan. 2. The $405,277 project will replace support materials under the bridge on the northbound side of the bridge and will fully replace the 633.6-foot bridge deck on the south- bound side of the bridge, according to TxDOT. The project will also patch the support column where I-45 crosses Spring Creek. “The project goal is to maintain and preserve the roadway and to ensure its 249 MAINTAININGMAINLANES TxDOT began a further repair on
The Texas Department of Transpor- tation began repairing the I-45 bridge at Rayford and Sawdust roads Jan. 2, which had been previously identified as Texas’ most-traveled, structurally deficient bridge by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association in 2014. According to the ARTBA, while the northbound side of the bridge had a sufficiency rating—which indicates if a bridge is sufficient enough to remain in service—of 84 percent in 2014, the southbound side of the bridge earned a sufficiency rating of 68 percent. Bridges with a sufficiency rating below 80 percent are considered defi- cient, according to the study. TxDOT Public Information Officer Emily Black said after the rating came out in 2014, TxDOT crews conducted
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Rayford Road expansion This $50.6 million Precinct 3 project will widen Rayford Road from four to six lanes between Lazy Lane and the Grand Parkway and construct a six- lane bridge over the railroad tracks. Timeline: April 28, 2017-summer 2019
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TxDOT began repairing the I-45 bridge at Rayford and Sawdust roads in January.
safety in the future,” Black said. Black said locations that will see closures during construction include the U-turns lanes and north- and southbound I-45 mainlanes. The project is expected to take two months to complete, and it is 90 per- cent funded through federal dollars and 10 percent funded through state dollars. BRANCH CROSSING DR. CONROE HUFSMITH RD.
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Woodlands Parkway widening Montgomery County Precinct 3 will widen Woodlands Parkway from six to eight lanes fromwest of I-45 to a half- mile west of the Grogans Mill Road overpass with this $6.7 million project. Timeline: February 2018-April 2019 SAWDUST RD. SPRING
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In 2014, TxDOT crews did an emergency repair on the I-45 southbound bridge over Sawdust Road after it was named the most-traveled, structurally deficient bridge in Texas by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.
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FM2978 widening This $33.3 million TxDOT project will widen FM 2978 from two to four lanes with a center turn lane from FM 1488 to Conroe-Hufsmith Road. Timeline: January 2018-second quarter 2021
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