TRANSPORTATIONUPDATES
COMPILED BY MAEGAN KIRBY
ONGOING PROJECTS
REGIONAL PROJECT
45
MCQUEEN RD.
1314
LAKE CONROE HILLS DR.
336
242
59
CRESCENT CAMPUS BLVD.
CALHOUN RD.
1097
N
URBAN AVE.
BLUEBERRY HILLS RD.
1485
South Loop 336 intersections Conroe City Council awarded a project for traffic signals and intersection improvements on South Loop 336 to Third Coast Services on Feb. 10. The project spans three intersections on Loop 336: River Pointe Drive and Crescent Campus Boulevard, Grand Lake Drive and Urban Avenue, and Medical Center Boulevard and Town Park Drive, according to Thomas Woolley, director of capital projects and transportation. The project includes restriping, adding left-turn lanes, and adding flashing arrows to the Urban and Town Park intersec- tions. At Crescent Campus, a new sig- nal and left-turn lane will be added.
LAKE CONROE
OLD HOUSTON RD.
N
N
N
Hwy. 242 widening Widening Hwy. 242 from west of FM 1485 to Hwy. 59 is 55% complete as of a late February TxDOT report. The road is being widened from two lanes to four and is anticipated to be completed at the beginning of 2023. The project in the Lake Houston area was awarded to James Construction Group, according to TxDOT information. Cost: $66.32 million Timeline: December 2019-first quarter 2023 Funding source: federal, state
FM 1314 utility upgrades Drainage pipes and storm and sanitary sewer utilities are being added to FM 1314 just south of Calhoun Road in Conroe. The project is 82% complete as of the Feb. 28 TxDOT report and was awarded to RAC Industries LLC. Cost: $3.36 million Timeline: January 2021-first quarter 2022 Funding source: Montgomery County
FM 1097 widening The Texas Department of Transporta- tion project to widen FM 1097 between Lake Conroe Hills Drive and Blueberry Hills Road has begun, with 2% of the work completed as of a Feb. 28 report from TxDOT. The project is widening FM 1097 from two to four lanes with a continuous turn lane in the Willis area. The project is scheduled to be completed in 328 working days, according to TxDOT information. Cost: $14.72 million
Cost: $237,644 Timeline: TBD Funding source: city of Conroe
Timeline: January 2022-TBD Funding sources: federal, state
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF MARCH 11. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT COMNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
BOND 2022 COMPONENTS
PROPOSITION A Middle School #3 Elementary School #7 Fine Arts Addition at LLMS
PROPOSITION B Football Stadium&Community Room
$77,641,750 $45,614,400
$62,565,000
$2,422,500 $4,000,000 $500,000 $12,866,350 PropATotal: $143,045,000
Field Turf-WHS Baseball/Softball Fields Upgrades-Elementary Playground Equip. Future Land Purchases
PROPOSITION C Natatorium (Aquatic Center)
$19,390,000
ELECTION DAY SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2022 7 AM - 7 PM ELECTION DAY TOTAL BOND PACKAGE EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING
TOTAL BOND PACKAGE
PROPOSITION A PROPOSITION B PROPOSITION C GRANDBONDTOTAL
$143,045,000 $62,565,000 $19,390,000 $225,000,000
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