Moving forward From the cover
1 Grand Parkway Segment F-2
The big picture
TxDOT projects and timelines
• Project: Widen from 4 to 6 lane tolled highway • Cost: $128.4M • Estimated completion: December 2026 • Project: Installing curbs, gutters, designated turn lanes and median openings • Cost: $1.4M • Estimated construction start: By 2032 2 FM 2920 • Project: Pavement repair, repainting and new road markings • Cost: $19.4M • Estimated construction start: 2026 4 Louetta Road • Project: Pavement repair, restriping and new roadway signage • Cost: $13.8M • Estimated construction start: 2026 3 Spring Cypress Road • Project: Install new fiber, cameras, and signs where none exist • Cost: $13.6M • Estimated construction start: Fourth quarter 2025 5 FM 1960
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According to the Texas Department of Transportation, o cials are looking at completing a number of road resurfacing and rehabilitation projects in the Spring and Klein communities. Major roadways in the community, such as FM 2920, Spring Cypress Road and Louetta Road, are three of the projects currently set to begin construction in the next four years. According to TxDOT’s project tracker, the projects center around rehabilitating and making a number of safety enhancements and drainage improvements. “A lot of what we’re doing is going around what’s called resiliency, making our transportation system more resilient to these signi cant emergency events and ooding,” Texas Transportation Commissioner Steven Alvis said during an Oct. 28 luncheon hosted by the Houston area Transportation Advocacy Group. Meanwhile, a widening of the Grand Parkway from Hwy. 249 to I-45 is well underway, widening the tollway from four to six lanes as growth in the area continues. “You have every town and city in the entire state advocating for funding for their community with a limited amount of dollars. That said, I think TxDOT does a pretty good job evenly prioritizing projects around the area,” Bobby Lieb, president and CEO at the Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce, told Community Impact .
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SOURCES: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCILCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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The impact
Why it matters
Average daily traffic growth
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The scheduled road work comes as traffic con- tinues to grow along a number of minor arterial routes in the area. According to a study by the Houston-Galveston Area Council, the region is only going to continue growing when it comes to mobility. “The fact that they are already having to widen the Grand Parkway relatively so soon after initial completion is a reflection of the growth we have experienced in the area,” Lieb said. Intersections along the Grand Parkway, Louetta Road and Spring Cypress Road have seen some of the highest four-year jumps in average daily traffic counts according to TxDOT data. The Grand Parkway first opened in 2016, and its widening is coming less than 10 years later.
As previously reported by Community Impact , a number of new commercial spaces and multifamily developments are nearing completion and opening in the Spring and Klein communities. Since June, over 23 new construction projects have been registered in the Spring area according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration, ranging from new data centers to commercial retail space and medical plazas. “Our region is expected to grow by 39%. That’s roughly around 3 million people by 2050,” said Brandon Mosley, a principal planner on H-GAC’s 2050 Regional Trans- portation Plan update. “So planning now will help us create a transportation system that will help keep up with this growth ... If we don’t plan ahead, traffic and travel could get much worse.”
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SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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