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The stretch of Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I 45 is being slated for widening and other improvements by the Texas Department of Transportation. CORRIDOR WIDENING
1488
45
KUYKENDAHL RD.
45
1097
SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER Will add two lanes (total up to 6) and reduce grassy median by 10 feet
Estimated cost: $40 million Project length: 4.4 miles Anticipated construction start: fall 2023
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242
GREEN BRIDGE DR.
GOSLING RD.
RESEARCH FOREST DR.
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF SEPT. 9. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT COMNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. just north of Conroe. The frontage road will be for northbound drivers and will span three lanes between FM 830 and FM 1097 in Willis. According to a Sept. 1 update from TxDOT, the project was 1% complete and under- way by James Construction Group. The frontage road is 90% funded by federal dollars. Timeline: September 2022-fourth quarter 2023 Cost: $7.5 million Funding sources: TxDOT, federal funds New frontage road on I-45 The Texas Department of Transpor- tation is beginning a project to add a new northbound frontage road on I-45
Hwy. 242 widening proposed in Conroe area for fall 2023 A $40 million project proposed by the Texas Department of Transpor- tation could see Hwy. 242 expanded between FM 1488 and I-45 North in the Conroe area by increasing the total number of lanes from four to six as well as adding three detention ponds and sound walls. According to TxDOT’s June 16 ongoing since 2020 has identi ed projects such as adding turn lanes at the intersection of Hwy. 242 and FM 1488, restriping parts of Hwy. 242, installing a shared-use path and changing signal timing. TxDOT Public Information O cer Emily Black said the widening project aims to address congestion and travel delays, lower crash rates and improve BY ANDREW CHRISTMAN environmental study to determine the potential environmental impacts to ensure the project falls within designated state guidelines. However, The Woodlands Township Director Shelley Sekula-Gibbs said she has heard concerns from residents
about the amount of tra c the project could bring through The Woodlands as well as how it could change some of the area aesthetics if the proposed sound walls are installed. “The tra c is coming from outside of The Woodlands. … The Wood- lands should not be a relief valve for tra c congestion on FM 1488,” Sekula-Gibbs said.
virtual presentation, construction on the 4.4-mile project is anticipated to begin in fall 2023. Along with TxDOT’s project, a Houston-Galveston Area Council mobility study with Montgomery County Precinct 2 that has been
safety. Average daily tra c counts have risen at Hwy. 242 and FM 1488 since 2017, increasing from 15,767 in 2017 to 16,922 in the most recent report for 2021 with a spike in 2019 at 18,000 prior to the pandemic. TxDOT said it will conduct an
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