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Crosswalk signs are being replaced throughout Montgomery County Precinct 3.
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SIGN REPLACEMENT ONGOING Montgomery County Precinct 3 has installed new crosswalk signs along Spring Trails Park Drive and Spring Trails Bend as well as other faded signs in school zones and other areas in Precinct 3. The sign department is also working with the county’s Tra c Operations Department to replace overhead street signs at intersections with tra c sig- nals throughout the precinct, and the program will continue in the upcoming months, according to a news release from Precinct 3. The re ected sheeting used will provide greater luminescence and legibility, according to Precinct 3. Other ongoing maintenance projects a ecting roads in Precinct 3 include crack sealing on Grogans Mill Road, Elan Boulevard and Birnham Woods Drive, according to the county.
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ONGOING PROJECTS 1 Gosling Road bridge widening
Cost: $8.2 million Funding sources: Montgomery County Precinct 3, Harris County Precinct 3 2 Gosling Road Segment 3 widening Construction is underway on a proj- ect to widen Gosling Road from two to four lanes with a raised median between West Rayford Road and Creekside Forest Drive in the Creekside Park area. Timeline: second quarter 2021-fourth quarter 2022 Cost: $7.4 million Funding source: Harris 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 91% complete as of a September report. Timeline: July 2018- rst quarter 2023 Cost: $24.35 million Funding sources: federal funds, Texas Department of Transportation
4 FM 1488 widening to I-45 A Texas Department of Transportation project to add raised medians along FM 1488 began in August, accord- ing to TxDOT. The project spans from Mostyn Drive in Magnolia to I-45. The proj- ect was awarded to ISD Contracting Inc. Timeline: August 2022-second quarter 2025 Cost: $10.23 million Funding sources: TxDOT, federal funds COMPLETED PROJECTS 5 Birnham Woods Drive widening A project to widen Birnham Woods Drive resulted in two lanes in each direc- tion in addition to a left-turn lane at Birnham Woods and Waterbend Cove and at Birnham Woods and Lexington Boule- vard. The project was originally slated for 420 days beginning in March, but it was substantially completed Aug. 10. Timeline: March-August Cost: $2.99 million Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3
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Work on a new bridge is underway over Spring Creek as part of a 14- to 15-month project to widen Gosling Road to four lanes between Creekside Forest Drive and Gatewood Reserve Lane. The project is a joint e ort between Montgomery County Precinct 3 and Harris County Precinct 3. According to Montgomery County Precinct 3, contractor NBG Constructors had com- pleted cement pours as of Aug. 15, and the median crossovers were completed on the north side of the project. The project will create two 12-foot lanes in each direction as well as the two additional lanes for a 1,817-foot bridge over Spring Creek. Timeline: December 2021-early 2023
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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 WDLNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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