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BAY BRANCH DR.
242
1314
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WATERBEND COVE
HARMONY CREEK BLVD.
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COCHRANS CROSSING DR.
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HARMONY WOODS BLVD.
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LEXINGTON BLVD.
GATEWOOD RESERVE LN.
SPRING TRAILS PARK DR.
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CREEKSIDE FOREST DR.
ALLEGRO BEND BLVD.
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ONGOING PROJECTS
Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3 3 Hwy. 242 overpass The project will construct a grade sepa- ration along Hwy. 242 from west to east of FM 1314. This is one of four projects to construct an overpass at Hwy. 242 and FM 1314. The project was 87% complete as of Texas Department of Transporta- tion’s April report. Timeline: July 2018-second quarter 2022 Cost: $24.35 million Funding sources: federal funds, TxDOT COMPLETED PROJECTS 4 Rayford Road traffic signal installation Construction on four new traffic signals and the installation of pedestrian signal poles and crosswalks was completed as of late March following a road widening project at the Rayford Road intersections with Birnham Woods Drive, Harmony Woods/Allegro Bend Boulevard, Harmony Creek/Harmony Forest Boulevard and Spring Trails Park. The signals replace four all-way stops. The road widening project also includes a new bridge for eastbound Rayford traffic east of Spring Trails Park
additional lanes for a 1,817-foot bridge over Spring Creek. Northbound Gosling Road will be restriped at the intersection with Creekside Forest for two lanes and a left-turn lane. Additional detention for stormwater will be constructed on the north side of the project, and it will drain into Spring Creek, according to Montgom- ery County officials. Timeline: December 2021-early 2023 Cost: $8.2 million (Montgomery County Precinct 3 contributing $4 million) Funding sources: Montgomery County Precinct 3, Harris County Precinct 4 2 BirnhamWoods Drive widening A project to widen Birnham Woods Drive from two to four lanes from Waterbend Cove to Rayford Road began work in March with a 420-day contract, according to Montgomery County Precinct 3. The completed project will result in two lanes in each direction in addition to a left-turn lane at Birnham Woods and Waterbend and at Birnham Woods and Lexington Boulevard. As of April 19, an underground storm sewer was being installed between Lexington and Waterbend. Timeline: March 2022-mid-2023 Cost: $2.99 million
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF APRIL 19. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT WDLNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. and hydroseeding was complete as of April 19 on a completed project to widen Kuykendahl Road from two to four lanes between Lake Woodlands Drive and Bay Branch Drive, according to Montgomery County Precinct 3. The project to expand the 1.5-mile road section from two to four lanes was completed in January, and the additional ditch grading and seeding was performed in April. Timeline: January 2021-January 2022 Cost: $3.57 million Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3 Drive as well as widening Birnham Woods 600 feet north and south of the intersec- tion with Rayford. Timeline: October 2020-March 2022 Cost: $2.88 million (widening project) Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3 5 Kuykendahl Road widening Additional work to complete ditch grading
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1 Gosling Road widening Work on a new bridge is underway over Spring Creek as part of a 14-15-month project to widen Gosling Road to four lanes between Creekside Forest Drive and Gatewood Reserve Lane. The project began as a joint effort between Mont- gomery County Precinct 3 and Harris County Precinct 4 because it includes areas within both counties. Due to Harris County boundary shifts, Gosling Road is now in Precinct 3, which will complete the project. According to Montgomery County Precinct 3, as of April 19, beams had been placed for the bridge, and additional beam placement was scheduled for early May. The project will create two 12-foot lanes in each direction as well as the two
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