The Woodlands Edition | September 2023

Mag- nolia

Transportation

BY VANESSA HOLT

1488

WINDSOR LAKES BLVD.

EGYPT LN.

TAMINA DR.

242

Completed projects

ALDEN BRIDGE DR.

VISION PARK BLVD.

BAY BRANCH DR.

COCHRANS CROSSING DR.

RESEARCH FOREST DR.

2978

DAVID MEMORIAL DR.

LAKE WOODLANDS

BRANCH CROSSING DR.

ROBINSON RD.

E. PANTHER CREEK DR.

HANNAH RD.

GROGANS MILL RD.

• Funding sources: city of Shenandoah, city of Conroe, Montgomery County 3 Robinson Road realignment Project: Robinson Road will be aligned across Hanna Road. Update: Oak Ridge North in July approved the company Quiddity to perform end-to-end construction management. Delays with Entergy’s relocation plans have set the project back to begin in the fall, according to city ocials. • Timeline: fall 2023-late 2024 • Cost: $6 million • Funding source: city of Oak Ridge North SAWDUST RD. Spring 99 TOLL FM 1488 median Project: Crews will construct a raised median along FM 1488 from Mostyn Drive in Magnolia to I-45. Update: A TxDOT project to add a raised median along FM 1488 east of Magnolia continues to see delays. The project was slated to begin in the rst quarter of 2023 and was 9% complete as of a September update from TxDOT. • Timeline: ¡irst quarter 2023-fourth quarter 2025 • Cost: $10.23 million • Funding sources: TxDOT, federal

Ongoing projects

4 Kuykendahl Road lane extension at Bay Branch Drive Project: The left-turn lane was extended on northbound Kuykendahl Road at Bay Branch Drive. Update: Concrete pouring was completed Aug. 14, followed by curb installation and striping, according to Montgomery County Precinct 3. A ashing yellow arrow was also added at the intersection. The project was completed Aug. 16. • Timeline: August • Cost: $123,315 • Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3

CREEKSIDE GREEN DR.

1 Grogans Mill Road and Research Forest Drive turn lane construction Project: 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. Update: Work on the eastbound lane was scheduled to begin after utility pole relocation is completed, according to engineer John Bleyl. The project is being managed by Montgomery County Precinct 2. • Timeline: January-TBD • Cost: $240,000 • Funding sources: Montgomery County Precinct 2, Texas Department of Transportation

Upcoming projects

2 David Memorial Drive extension Project: A project to extend David Memorial Drive to Hwy. 242 has begun under the terms of a new interlocal agreement between the city of Shenandoah and Montgomery County. Update: Funding from the city of Conroe awaits the city’s approval, but engineer Bleyl said the project can begin with agreements from two of the funding entities in

MOSTYN DR.

2978

1488

249

place. Work began Sept. 5, Bleyl said. • Timeline: September 2023-July 2024 • Cost: $7.8 million

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