Transportation
BY VANESSA HOLT
• Timeline: June-late summer • Cost: $22,500 (design) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond
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Ongoing projects
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5 David Memorial Drive extension Project: A project to extend David Memorial Drive to Hwy. 242 began in September 2023 under the terms of an interlocal agreement between the city of Shenandoah and Montgomery County. Update: The rst phase of work is completed to the Conroe city limits, engineer John Bleyl said. Originally slated to be paid for by Conroe, the nal portion of the project will be funded by the Montgomery County road bond. The estimate needed to complete construction is $2.5 million, Bleyl said. • Timeline: September 2023-March (Phase 1), TBD (Phase 2) • Cost: $7.8 million • Funding sources: city of Shenandoah, Montgomery County 6 Hwy. 242 widening Project: Texas Department of Transportation is using existing right of way on Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 to widen lanes and restripe the intersections. Update: As of the most recent information released by TxDOT on June 3, the project was 58% complete. • Timeline: Oct.23, 2023-fourth quarter 2026 • Cost: $29.11 million • Funding sources: federal, state funds
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• Cost: $10,500 (design) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond 3 Lake Woodlands Drive at Gosling Road intersection improvements Project: The project will extend turn lanes to improve mobility and safety from eastbound Lake Woodlands Drive onto northbound Gosling Road and from westbound Lake Woodlands Drive onto southbound Gosling Road. Update: Engineering design has begun on the project. • Timeline: June-late summer • Cost: $40,000 (design) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond 4 Lake Woodlands Drive at East Panther Creek Drive turn-lane extension Project: The project will extend the left-turn lane from westbound Lake Woodlands Drive onto southbound East Panther Creek Drive. Update: Engineering design work has begun on the project.
Upcoming projects
1 Research Forest Drive at Gosling Road intersection improvements Project: The project will extend existing turn lanes to create more vehicle storage and improve mobility and safety for turn lanes and through lanes. Update: Engineering design has begun on the project. • Timeline: June-late summer • Cost: $25,500 (design) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond 2 Research Forest Drive at Green Bridge Drive turn-lane extension Project: The project will extend and widen the left- turn lane from eastbound Research Forest Drive to northbound Green Bridge Drive. Update: Engineering design has begun on the project. • Timeline: June-late summer
Completed projects
7 Robinson Road realignment Project: The project aligns Robinson Road across Hanna Road. The project includes realigning a portion of the Union Pacic Railroad, which is crossed by Robinson Road. Update: A new railroad crossing at Union Pacic Railroad crossing will be built as part of the realignment eort, but the existing crossing will still be passable until the new crossing is complete, ocials said. Work on the crossing alignment was completed in June. • Timeline: February 2024-June • Cost: $7.42 million • Funding source: city of Oak Ridge North
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