Transportation
BY LIZZY SPANGLER
Ongoing projects
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Willis
Montgomery
1 I 45 direct connector Project: A direct connector is being constructed to connect northbound I-45 with eastbound Hwy. 242. Update: This project is 20% completed, according to a Feb. 18 media update from the Texas Department of Transportation. • Timeline: second quarter 2025-third quarter 2028 • Cost: $42.63 million • Funding sources: federal, state funds 2 I 45 HOV lane extension Project: I-45’s high-occupancy vehicle lane from FM 1488 to South Loop 336 is being extended. Update: This project is 79% completed, according to TxDOT’s Feb. 18 media update. • Timeline: second quarter 2025- rst quarter 2026 • Cost: $1.26 million • Funding sources: federal, state funds 3 Hwy. 105 widening Project: Between 10th Street and South Loop 336, Hwy. 105 is being widened from two to four lanes. Update: Per TxDOT’s Feb. 18 media update, this project is 60% completed. • Timeline: March 2023-second quarter 2028 • Cost: $52.65 million • Funding source: state funds 4 South Loop 336 widening Project: South Loop 336 is being widened from two to four lanes between I-45 and Ladera Creek Trace. Update: This project is 62% completed, according to TxDOT’s Feb. 18 media update. • Timeline: November 2024-third quarter 2027 • Cost: $20.57 million • Funding source: state funds 5 FM 1097 widening Project: From Blueberry Hills Road to Lake Conroe Hills Drive, FM 1097 is being widened from two to four lanes. Update: This project is 90% completed, according to TxDOT’s Feb. 18 media update. • Timeline: second quarter 2022-second quarter 2026
1097
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BLUEBERRY HILLS RD.
LONE STAR PKWY.
7
LAKE CONROE HILLS DR.
75
2432
830
ATKINS CREEK
ANDERSON RD.
LAKE CONROE
1484
105
149
2854
3
N. 10TH ST.
KEENAN CUT OFF RD.
LADERA CREEK TRACE
GLADSTELL ST.
Conroe
336
3083
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FISH CREEK THOROUGHFARE
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1314
149
WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER
1488
45
1
242
MAP NOT TO SCALE N
• Cost: $20.21 million • Funding sources: federal, state funds 6 FM 1097 at Atkins Creek project Project: This project at FM 1097 and Atkins Creek includes culvert replacement and shoulder additions. Update: According to TxDOT’s Feb. 18 media update, this project is 67% completed. • Timeline: third quarter 2025-third quarter 2026 • Cost: $4.41 million • Funding sources: federal, state funds
Completed projects
7 Anderson Road reconstruction Project: Anderson Road was reconstructed to include additional roadway width from FM 1097 to FM 830. Update: This project was completed as of Feb. 20, Montgomery County Precinct 1 Commissioner Robert Walker announced via Facebook. • Cost: $2.09 million • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond funds
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