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REGIONAL PROJECTS
delayed until mid-March, when materi- als were expected to be hauled offsite, according to engineer John Bleyl. Bidding for construction on the expansion project should begin in mid-March with con- struction starting June 1, Bleyl said. The project will take about 400 days once work commences, Bleyl said. Timeline: June-TBD Cost: $6 million Funding sources: city of Shenandoah, city of Conroe, Montgomery County
HOLZWARTH RD.
45
45
249
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99 TOLL
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1488
KUYKENDAHL RD.
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242
Grand Parkway widening A two-part project to expand the F-2 segment of the Grand Parkway from four to six lanes is expected to begin next year. A Segment A runs be- tween Hwy. 249 and Kuykendahl Road in Tomball, while B Segment B runs from Kuykendahl Road to Holzwarth Road in Spring. Timeline: advertising for bids in Feb- ruary 2024 (Segment A), advertising for bids in October 2024 (Segment B) Cost: $60.5 million (Segment A), $44.17 million (Segment B) Funding source: TxDOT
VISION PARK BLVD.
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DAVID MEMORIAL DR.
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GOSLING RD.
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ROBINSON RD.
GROGANS MILL RD.
CREEKSIDE FOREST DR.
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3 Robinson Road realignment Oak Ridge North approved easement agreements with Entergy Texas in Janu- ary to begin moving utilities to make way for the project to align Robinson Road across Hanna Road. As of a Feb. 28 Oak Ridge North City Council meeting, delays with Entergy’s relocation plans set the project back three months, according to city officials. Timeline: late 2023-late 2024 Cost: $6 million Funding sources: city of Oak Ridge North, A Texas Department of Transportation project to construct a grade separa- tion and widen Hwy. 242 east and west of FM 1314 was 95% complete as of a mid-February update. The project has been underway by Aranda Brothers Construction since July 2018 and is antici- pated to wrap up in the first quarter of 2023, according to project information from TxDOT. Timeline: July 2018-first quarter 2023 Cost: $25.62 million Funding sources: federal, state funds Montgomery County Precinct 3 4 Hwy. 242 grade separation
MOSTYN DR.
45
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1488
2978
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FM 1488 median installation A TxDOT project to install a raised median along FM 1488 in Magnolia is expected to get underway in the first quarter of the year. The project spans FM 1488 from Mostyn Drive to I-45 and has been awarded to ISI Contract- ing Inc. TxDOT held public hearings in December to gather input on the project, which follows an access management study done in 2019 for the FM 1488 corridor between I-45 and FM 149. The tentative completion date is in the fourth quarter of 2025. Timeline: first quarter 2023-second quarter 2025 Cost: $10.23 million Funding sources: TxDOT, federal funds ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF MARCH 7. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT WDLNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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westbound Research Forest as well as the westbound Research Forest to north- bound Grogans Mill. As of March 7, the westbound lane was completed and work on the eastbound lane was delayed pend- ing utility conflicts, according to engineer John Bleyl. The project is being managed by Montgomery County Precinct 2. Timeline: January-TBD Cost: $240,000 Funding sources: Montgomery Coun- ty Precinct 2, Texas Department of Transportation UPCOMING PROJECTS 2 David Memorial Drive extension Right of way clearing to extend David Memorial Drive to Hwy. 242 was
PHOTOS BY JESSICA SHORTEN/COMMUNITY IMPACT
1 Grogans Mill Road and Research Forest Drive turn lane construction Turn lane improvements at Research Forest Drive and Grogans Mill Road will extend the westbound acceleration lane from southbound Grogans Mill to
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