Transportation
BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN & JESSICA SHORTEN
Montgomery County seeks $40M for mobility Jason Smith, deputy chief of staff for Mont- gomery County Judge Mark Keough’s Office, outlined $40 million in planned projects for the county as part of congestion mitigation and air quality, or CMAQ, grants from the Federal Transit Administration. Two-minute impact Smith on June 24 presented an update on the potential for over $40 million in CMAQ grants through the Houston-Galveston Area Council to commissioners. The grants are comprised of fed- eral funds which are distributed locally by H-GAC for projects to address congestion and increase overall air quality, according to H-GAC officials. One such project, Smith said, would allow the county to track road traffic through implementa- tion of a system similar to Houston TranStar for Montgomery County.
Conroe approves $1.7M in upgrades
Grant requests pending
Dobbin-Huffsmith Road reconstruction $14.25M Intelligent transportation system $11.72M Hardin Store Road reconstruction $9.5M Fiber interconnections for traffic signals $5M
On June 26, Conroe City Council approved an advanced funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for a project to widen existing lanes approaching the bridge on both the east and west sides of I-45 near North Loop 336, and upgrading the traffic signals, per the agenda. The details The $1.7 million project is funded through federal dollars allocated by the Houston-Gal- veston Area Council and administered by TxDOT, according to the agenda.
SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
“We’ll be able to know traffic trends on every roadway in the county,” Smith said. Smith said the projects qualify for CMAQ grants by improving air quality through minimizing wait times at traffic lights and reducing emissions. What else? Smith said if the grants for the traffic signal projects are approved, the county would then request interlocal agreements with any cities in the county that pay for their own traffic signals to get permission for installing upgrades to light poles.
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