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Updates on key transportation projects
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FM 2978 work near completion The widening of FM 2978 from FM 1488 to approximately Hardin Store Road was 95% complete as of Dec. 31, according to the Texas Department of Transportation’s January report. The TxDOT project will widen the stretch of FM 2978 from two lanes to four. Originally scheduled for completion in 2021, the project was still underway at the end of the year. Timeline: September 2018-early 2022 Cost: $22.79 million Funding source: TxDOT OTHER PROJECTS TO FOLLOW IN 2022
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Commuter route to Energy Corridor launched
BY VANESSA HOLT A commuter bus providing service between The Woodlands and the Energy Corridor in Houston launched Jan. 4 after a year of preparation. The three-year pilot service departs from the Sawdust Park and Ride, 701 Westridge Road, The Woodlands, with multiple stops in the Energy Corridor o I-10. The round-trip tickets are $13 and must be purchased in advance through The Woodlands Express Mobile Ticketing app or a park and ride terminal in The Woodlands, according to the township. The service will be o ered Mondays through Fridays. In January 2021, township o cials said they hoped to have the details of the service worked
out by the end of the year, and the program was announced in December. Funding for the program is provided by through a Congestion Management and Air Quality grant from the Houston-Galveston Area Council, which makes up 80% of the needed funds. The township and the Energy Corridor District will share funding for the remaining 20%, according to a news release from the township.
This would amount to an annual average of about $60,000 for the township’s portion, said Ruthanne Haut, the township’s deputy director of community services. The need for the service became apparent after 2017, when Shell relocated from downtown Houston to the Energy Corridor, Haut said. The changes a ected about 400 The Woodlands-area employees, o cials previously said.
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The Woodlands Township’s pilot Energy Corridor commuter route will service several Houston locations.
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Kuykendahl Road widening Work to widen Kuykendahl Road from two to four lanes between Lake Woodlands Drive and Research Forest Drive was near completion in mid- December, according to Montgomery County Precinct 3. Timeline: January 2021-early 2022 Cost: $3.57 million Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3
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BirnhamWoodswidening projects continue
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o cials. When completed, the road will con- sist of two lanes plus a left-turn lane in each direction on BirnhamWoods at the intersections with Waterbend Cove and Lexington Boulevard. The project is expected to be com- pleted in mid-2023, and a cost for the project had not yet been determined as of late 2021, according to Precinct 3. Construction is also wrapping on a project to widen portions of Birnham Woods north and south of Rayford
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Montgomery County began the bidding process Dec. 15 for the Birn- hamWoods Drive widening project fromWaterbend Cove to Rayford Road. The project will widen the road from two to four lanes. Precinct 3 o cials said the contract will be for 420 calendar days. The contract was rewarded during a Commissioners Court meeting Jan. 11, and it is expected to begin work in early 2022, according to Precinct 3
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Road as well as installing tra c lights at four locations on Rayford where four-way stops previously existed, o cials said in December. The Rayford project began in October 2020 and was scheduled for completion in late 2021 at a cost of $2.88 million, according to Precinct 3.
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