Lake Houston - Humble - Kingwood Edition | January 2022

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CORRIDOR WIDENING

“The projects will improve safety, accessibility and relieve trac conges- tion while maintaining high mobility levels for through trac,” Perez said. “We wanted to make sure that we’re keeping up with that momentum and addressing the growth in the area.” According to Perez, construction of the road projects will begin once utility adjustments and other right of way preparations are complete. Perez noted, however, ocials have begun trac switches along the roadway and new concrete pavement is being installed toward the eastern portion of the corridor. Several business owners expressed concern about accessibility to their business during construction as well as the possibility of the overpass reducing trac to some businesses, according to 2016 TxDOT public meet- ing documents. “TxDOT is continually reviewing the trac control and management in an eort to minimize delays and impacts to the traveling public,” Perez said. “We understand that these proj- ectsmay impact the surrounding com- munities as construction proceeds.

The Texas Department of Transportation will soon begin construction on two projects to expand FM 1960 from four to six lanes in portions of Humble and Atascocita. The rst ranges from Business FM 1960 to east of Twigsworth Lane; the second ranges from Twigsworth Lane to west of the San Jacinto River Bridge.

Overpass

1960

SAN JACINTO RIVER BRIDGE

TWIGSWORTH LN.

LAKE HOUSTON

W. LAKE HOUSTON PKWY.

Business FM 1960 to Twigsworth Lane

Twigsworth Lane to San Jacinto River bridge

Cost: $70 million

Timeline: late 2021-25

Funding source: TxDOT

Cost: $58.2 million

Timeline: late 2021-25

SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

However, we know once completed, these two projects will signi§cantly improve mobility while at the same time enhance safety in areas where trac counts have increased.” Mitchell Wilkerson—co-owner of Old MacDonald’s Farm, located on FM 1960 near Woodland Hills Drive— said he was not concerned about the

construction having a potentially adverse eect on his business. “I don’t think construction is going to aect us one way or the other, both during or after completion … unless it’s just a one-lane, stopped-trac, no-one-can-move-for-an-hour type of construction,” Wilkerson said. “I’m not as concerned as others might be.”

Perez said TxDOT ocials hope to expedite construction by using nighttime and weekend work hours to minimize lane closures during peak trac times.

For more information, visit communityimpact.com .

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LAKE HOUSTON HUMBLE KINGWOOD EDITION • JANUARY 2022