Conroe - Montgomery Edition | February 2026

Transportation

BY VANESSA HOLT & LIZZY SPANGLER

Upcoming projects

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HIDDEN FOREST RD. LAKE MT.

LAKE CONROE BAY RD.

1 Calvary Road reconstruction Project: Calvary Road will be reconstructed to be four lanes between Lake Conroe Bay Road and I-45. Update: This project is in design, per Montgomery County Precinct 1’s capital projects dashboard. • Timeline: TBD • Cost: $1.01 million • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond funds 2 Cude Cemetery Road reconstruction Project: Cude Cemetery Road will be reconstructed to be four lanes between FM 1097 and FM 830. Update: This project is in design, per Montgomery County Precinct 1’s capital projects dashboard. • Timeline: TBD • Cost: $871,289.54 • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond funds 3 Lone Star Parkway reconstruction Project: Lone Star Parkway will be reconstructed to be a four-lane asphalt road between FM 149 and FM 2854. Update: This project is in design, per Montgomery County Precinct 1’s capital projects dashboard. • Timeline: TBD • Cost: $1.01 million • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond funds 4 Old Plantersville Road reconstruction Project: Old Plantersville Road will be reconstructed to add width between Hwy. 105 and Old Dobbin Road. Update: This project is under review, per Montgomery County Precinct 1’s capital projects dashboard. • Timeline: TBD • Cost: $32,354.24 • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond funds

PLEASANT RD.

142

Willis

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1097

LAKE CONROE

2

Montgomery

ANDERSON RD.

LONE STAR PKWY.

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5

CUDE CEMETERY RD.

75

2432

830

4

105

OLD PLANTERSVILLE RD.

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1484

OLD DOBBIN RD.

1488

2854

AIRPORT RD.

45

45

336

7

149

242

Conroe

MAP NOT TO SCALE N

1488 Update: As of the most recent information released by TxDOT in late January, the project was 74% complete. • Timeline: Oct. 23, 2023-fourth quarter of 2026 • Cost: $29.11 million • Funding sources: federal, state funds 7 Hwy. 242 widening Project: The Texas Department of Transportation is using existing right of way between FM 1488 and I-45 to widen lanes.

is being reconstructed to add additional roadway width and shoulders. Update: Construction is underway, per Montgomery County Precinct 1’s capital projects dashboard. • Timeline: Construction began Nov. 18, according to a Nov. 17 Facebook post from Precinct 1. • Cost: $2.08 million • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond funds 6 Lake Mount Pleasant Road reconstruction Project: Between FM 1097 and Hidden Forest Drive, Lake Mount Pleasant Road is being reconstructed to add additional roadway width and shoulders. Update: This project is under construction, per Montgomery County Precinct 1’s capital projects dashboard. • Timeline: Construction began the week of Jan. 19, according to a Jan. 20 Facebook post from Precinct 1. • Cost: $4.8 million • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond funds

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Completed projects

8 Airport Road reconstruction Project: Between Bushy Creek Bridge and FM 1484, Airport Road was reconstructed to add additional roadway width and shoulders. Update: This project is completed, according to the Montgomery County Precinct 1 capital improvement projects dashboard. • Cost: $248,506.76 • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond funds

Ongoing projects

5 Anderson Road reconstruction Project: Between FM 1097 and FM 830, Anderson Road

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