Transportation
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Ongoing projects
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Update: Bleyl said work would start in September after Commissioners Court approved the bid in July. • Timeline: September-TBD • Cost: $240,000 • Funding sources: Montgomery County, TxDOT 6 Hwy. 242 widening Project: TxDOT is using existing right of way on Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 to widen lanes and restripe the intersections. Update: The contractor is working on zones consisting of about three intersections at a time, from the north to the south side, according to TxDOT. As of information available Aug. 7, the project was 31% complete. • Timeline: Oct. 23, 2023-first quarter 2026 • Cost: $29.11 million • Funding sources: federal, state funds 5 Robinson Road realignment Project: The project will align Robinson Road across Hanna Road and realign a portion of the Union Pacific Railroad. Update: As of August, officials said work on the west side of the tracks was being completed, and there will be a pause in the project for work on railroad realignment before the eastern section will commence. • Timeline: February-late 2024 • Cost: $7.42 million • Funding source: city of Oak Ridge North
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• Timeline: late 2024-TBD • Cost: $19.1 million • Funding sources: Montgomery County, federal funds
Upcoming projects
1 Research Forest Drive and Tamina Road expansion at I-45 Project: Research Forest Drive and Tamina Road will be expanded at the intersection of the roadway with I-45. Update: The Texas Department of Transportation approved the project funding and final plans are complete, engineer John Bleyl said on Sept. 6. • Timeline: late 2024-TBD • Cost: $1.67 million • Funding source: TxDOT 2 Hwy. 242 eastbound flyover at I-45 Project: Montgomery County commissioners approved a $19.1 million funding agreement with TxDOT in June to fund a flyover from northbound I-45 to eastbound Hwy. 242, and as of Aug. 13, $232,753 had been spent on project engineering. Update: TxDOT was slated to begin the bid process in August with construction starting by the end of the year.
Ongoing projects
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3 David Memorial Drive extension Project: David Memorial Drive is being extended to Hwy. 242. Update: The first phase of work is completed to the Conroe city limits, Bleyl said. The remaining portion in the city of Conroe is unscheduled and unfunded. • Timeline: September-March (Phase 1), TBD (Phase 2) • Cost: $7.8 million • Funding sources: Shenandoah, Montgomery County 4 Grogans Mill Road and Research Forest Drive turn lane extension Project: The deceleration lane from westbound Research Forest Drive onto northbound Grogans Mill Road is being extended. Spring
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