TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
COMPILED BY VANESSA HOLT
REGIONAL PROJECTS
1314 Oak Ridge North approved easement agreements with Entergy Texas in Janu- ary to begin moving utilities to make way for the project to align Robinson Road across Hanna Road. As of mid-April, Oak Ridge North officials reported the process was still underway. Delays with Entergy’s relocation plans have set the project back to begin in August, according to city officials. Timeline: August-late 2024 Cost: $6 million Funding sources: city of Oak Ridge North, Montgomery County Precinct 3 Bidding will open June 8, and construc- tion should start in July, Bleyl said. Timeline: July-TBD Cost: $6 million Funding source: city of Shenandoah, city of Conroe, Montgomery County 3 Robinson Road realignment
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF MAY 10. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT WDLNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. with 24-inch culverts to improve stormwater flow within Precinct 3. Additional upcoming projects include concrete repairs on northbound lanes on Grogans Mill Road as well as bridge and slope erosion repairs and turn-lane extensions throughout Precinct 3. The Precinct 3 Sign Department installed 322 signs in March, in- cluding signage on recently re- striped roads such as Sawdust Road, Many Pines Road, Six Pines Drive, Woodson’s Reserve Parkway, Birnham Woods Drive, Elan Boulevard and other roads throughout Precinct 3. Some of the replaced signs include vandalized signs and barriers, accord- ing to Precinct 3. FM 1488 raised median construction Construction has not yet started on a Texas Department of Transportation project to add a raised median along FM 1488 between Mostyn Drive in Magnolia and I-45 as of a May 1 up- date. The project was awarded to ISI Contracting Inc. Timeline: first quarter 2023-fourth quarter 2025 Cost: $10.22 million Funding sources: TxDOT, federal Precinct 3 crews improve drainage, replace signs According to an April 18 news release, Montgomery County Precinct 3 road and drainage crews replaced a half-dozen 18-inch drainage culverts
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work on the eastbound lane was delayed pending permits for relocation of utility lines, according to engineer John Bleyl. The project is being managed by Mont-
gomery County Precinct 2. Timeline: January-August Cost: $240,000
4 Hwy. 242 improvements from FM 1488 to I-45
Funding sources: Montgomery County Precinct 2, Texas Depart- ment of Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation will use existing right of way on Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 to widen lanes and restripe the intersections. The project will also include construction of detention ponds on 10.74 acres of new right of way to be acquired by TxDOT. The project is expected to begin in October pending final design changes and weather conditions, according to TxDOT officials. Construction will take 18 months, officials have said. Timeline: October-early 2025 Cost: $29 million Funding source: TxDOT
UPCOMING PROJECTS 2 David Memorial Drive extension Right-of-way clearing to extend David Memorial Drive to Hwy. 242 took place in mid-March, bidding for construction on the expansion project began in March, and construction is expected to begin in June, Bleyl said. Shenandoah officials ap- proved the three-party interlocal funding agreement with Montgomery County at an April 26 city of Shenandoah meeting.
PHOTOS BY VANESSA HOLT/COMMUNITY IMPACT
1 Grogans Mill Road and Research Forest Drive turn lane construction Turn lane improvements at Research Forest Drive and Grogans Mill Road will extend the westbound acceleration lane from southbound Grogans Mill to westbound Research Forest as well as the westbound Research Forest lane to northbound Grogans Mill. As of May 10, the westbound lane was completed, and
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