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Mobility study moves forward in Montgomery County Montgomery County commissioners took a step toward a new countywide transportation roadmap Jan. 15, discussing a mobility study they said will be the first to outline a 10-year plan for the entire county. The big picture The goal is to deliver the study in 12 months 8 public meetings planned , with two in each precinct
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Magnolia OKs $80K upgrades at city hall Magnolia officials approved a gate and fencing project tied to the Magnolia Police Department on Jan. 13. In a nutshell Magnolia City Council approved a $79,990 project proposal by Superior Fence & Rail. Police Chief Kyle Montgomery said Dec. 9 that the gate’s intent is to separate the police parking lot from City Hall’s parking lot, allowing for more security.
The study will examine corridors countywide, with the goal of creating a plan for how the county can “program and deliver future projects” over the next decade
County Judge Mark Keough said the effort began with obtaining federal funds in October 2024, followed by a formal request in Decem- ber. He said the project was then added to the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Unified Planning Work Program—a federally required document that outlines and budgets the region’s transportation planning work—when it was approved in April 2025. Keough said the county issued a request for proposals in September 2025 and awarded the contract to Freese and Nichols in December. The project will kick off in January and is expected to take 12 to 18 months to complete,
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Keough said. Once finished, he said the county plans to initiate a thoroughfare plan update. More details Keough also said the study’s cost has been reim- bursed by the Houston-Galveston Area Council, state and federal partners, calling the work “a really good thing ... and it’s never been done.”
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