Transportation
Events
BY HANNAH BROL
BY EMILY LINCKE
• $150 (individual), $600 (four players) • Oakhurst Golf Club, 20700 Mills Branch Drive, Porter • www.kingwoodfootballleague.net Montgomery County Market Days Shop for a variety of products from local vendors at this farmers market, which is held rain or shine. • June 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; June 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • Free (admission) • Sallas Park, 21675 McCleskey Road, New Caney • www.montgomerycountymarketdays.com Father’s Day Car Show & Dad Rock Concert Dads are invited to spend a day at the waterpark featuring a car show and live music. • June 15, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. • Free (with purchase of another admission ticket) • Big Rivers Waterpark & Adventures, 23101 Hwy. 242, New Caney • www.bigriverswaterpark.com Touch a Truck event Get up close to fire engines, police cars and construction vehicles at this event held by the Porter Fire Department. • June 28, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. • Free (admission) • Porter Fire Station 121, 23550 Loop 494, Porter • www.porterfire.com
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New Caney ISD Education Foundation golf tournament Proceeds from this annual golf tournament will be used for scholarships for NCISD employees. • June 2, 7 a.m. • Registration closed; sponsorship and volunteer opportunities available • The Clubs of Kingwood, 1700 Lake Kingwood Trail, Kingwood • www.newcaneyisd.org Family Movie Fridays The R.B. Tullis Branch Library will be hosting weekly family movie screenings this summer. • June 6, 13, 20, 27; 1 p.m. • Free • R.B. Tullis Branch Library, 21569 Hwy. 59, New Caney • www.countylibrary.org Kingwood Football League Gridiron Golf Classic Proceeds from this golf tournament will go toward improvements for the organization’s facilities. • June 7, 7 a.m.
1 FM 1485 mill and overlay Project: FM 1485 will be repaired, and a new layer of asphalt will be added with new pavement markings and signs along a stretch of existing road between Old Houston Road and Kidd Cemetery Road. Update: The project was 6% complete, as of a May 1 report from the Texas Department of Transportation. The project contractor is Vulcan Materials Asphalt and Construction. • Timeline: second quarter 2025-second quarter 2026 • Cost: $8.8 million • Funding source: 80% federal, 20% state 2 FM 1314 rehabilitation Project: FM 1314 will be rehabilitated along existing road from Hwy. 242 to north of McQueen Road. Update: The project was 6% complete, as of a May 1 TxDOT report. The project contractor is R Civil Construction, LLC. • Timeline: first quarter 2025-fourth quarter 2028 • Cost: $31.4 million • Funding source: 80% federal, 20% state 3 Hwy. 242 widening Project: Hwy. 242 will be widened from two to four
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Splendora ISD Education Foundation golf tournament
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The seventh annual golf tournament benefiting the Splendora ISD Education Foundation will feature opportunities to golf and network. Participants of all golfing skill levels are welcome. • June 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. • Registration closed; sponsorship and volunteer opportunities available • Oakhurst Golf Club, 20700 Mills Branch Drive, Porter • www.splendoraisdeducationfoundation.com
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• Timeline: Dec. 2, 2019-second quarter 2025 • Cost: $76.5 million • Funding source: 80% federal, 20% state
lanes from west of FM 1485 to Hwy. 59. Update: The project was 95% complete, as of a May 1 TxDOT report. The project contractor is James Construction Group.
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PORTER 23611 Hwy 59 (281) 354-0733
KINGWOOD 1420 Kingwood Dr (281) 359-7115
HUMBLE 19322 US-59 (281) 540-7202
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