BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN & LIZZY SPANGLER
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Clifton said many businesses have expressed customer navigation issues due to the raised medi- ans and turn restrictions, dips in sales and foot tra c, and concerns about roadwork timelines. Dana Frazier, owner of Six Shooter Junction Boutique, said the FM 1488 widening has hurt her business. “People complain all the time that they can’t get to the store because the tra c is so horrible,” Frazier said. “Which [TxDOT] has made some great progress as far as doing the best they can and getting some of it done. It’s just taken so very long; it hasn’t been a quick project.” Plagens said she believes people are scared of the U-turns caused by the raised medians. “And if they have to U-turn, they’re not going to do it. They’re just going to avoid that busi- ness,” Plagens said.
Both FM 1488 widenings are on schedule, Flores said. Final striping for the widening between the Waller County line and FM 1774 was scheduled to begin the week of April 14, with the whole project set to be completed in the third quarter of this year. Meanwhile, the raised median project is approximately 70% complete, Flores said. Contractors are working on constructing curbs and medians. That project will be completed by the second quarter of 2026, according to a March 10 media update from TxDOT. Dantzer said the city is also working in partnership with county contractors and staff to identify roads that are in need of repair, with $3.5 million budgeted to repair those roads.
“It hasn’t really hurt my business yet. I think the traffic is coming, and once the traffic comes in the next year or two, it could have some impact.” MIKE KELTON, OWNER, TREEHOUSE CAFE
“All these projects are essential to improving safety and mobility in response to increased traffic volumes in the area.” LEO FLORES, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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