BY JESSICA SHORTEN
How we got here
What they’re saying
What’s next
Precinct 3’s $19.57 million funding request will allow the county to address some of the major thoroughfares in south Montgomery County without the need for a road bond issue.
Projects will be assigned priority levels by the state. Once approved by TxDOT, funding will be distributed for preliminary work, county ocials said. If approved, the county will receive funds from TxDOT to begin bidding design and construction. Starting dates depend on approval of pass- through toll funding use, TxDOT ocials said. If funding is denied, the county will revisit options. County e¡orts have shifted to focus on getting pass- through toll funding instead of a bond. Projects underway requested through H-GAC include $5 million in improvements to the intersection of I-45 with Tamina Road and Research Forest Drive such as lane widening and adding turn lanes.
“The developments ... around Rayford and Birnham Woods have exceeded the capacity of that eastbound frontage road.” DAVID BALMOS, VICE
PRESIDENT OF CONSULTING FIRM WSB, HIRED BY COUNTY
$12.9M: Hardy Toll Road braided ramps $2.5M: Right-turn lane from Birnham Woods to Grand Parkway feeder $2.5M: Right-turn lane from Grand Parkway feeder onto Birnham Woods
“The proposed lane additions along the eastbound frontage road will
$1.67M: I-45/Tamina/ Research intersection improvement
provide better mobility and safety for residents in those areas.” JAMES NOACK, MONTGOMERY COUNTY PRECINCT 3 COMMISSIONER
SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTYCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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