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roadway to a four-lane roadway with storm sewers between Hwy. 249 and Hufsmith-Kohrville Road. In the works since 2017, this project spans 3.6 miles in total, with Segment 2 spanning 1.8 miles. Timeline: March 6-second quarter 2024 Cost: $27.1 million Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3 UPCOMING PROJECTS 4 Hufsmith-Kohrville Road widening Two Harris County Precinct 3 projects to widen Hufsmith-Kohrville Road from south of Rolling Glen Lane to north of Ezekiel Road (Segment 2) and from north of Ezekiel Road to north of Boudreaux Road (Segment 3A) are in the design phase, which is expected to wrap up by the fourth quarter of 2023 for the projects. The projects would widen Hufsmith-Kohrville Road from a two- lane road to a four-lane road with storm sewers and sidewalks. Timeline: TBD Cost: $9.4 million (Segment 2), $10.6 million (Segment 3A) Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3 5 Amarillo Drive replacement project A project to replace Amarillo Drive in Mag- nolia is in the design phase after Magnolia City Council approved an AEI Engineering work order for an amount not to exceed $85,000 at its Feb. 14 meeting. As part of the work order, AEI Engineering will provide plans for the demolition of the ex- isting road, traffic control and the design of the new road alongside a topographic survey, according to the Feb. 14 agenda packet. There will be two different designs included in the project’s bid—a concrete replacement road and an asphalt replace- ment road. City Engineer Mike Kurzy said the project will also include lowering the height and widening the road. During its March 14 meeting, City Council also added Smith Street from Amarillo Drive to Corpus Drive to the project. Timeline: TBD Cost: $430,000 (asphalt replacement), $660,000 (concrete replacement) Funding source: city of Magnolia
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I-45 expansion project will proceed after TxDOT, federal government reach agreement
BY SHAWN ARRAJJ
A controversial project to widen I-45 between Beltway 8 and downtown Houston took a major step forward March 7 when the Federal Highway Administration announced it had reached a voluntary agreement with the Texas Department of Transporta- tion on how to move forward. The FHWA has been investigating the project, known officially as the North Houston Highway Improvement Proj- ect, since 2021 for alleged violations of the Civil Rights Act. The project— expected to displace more than 1,000 residential units, 344 businesses, five places of worship and two schools— has raised concerns that it unfairly harms communities of color, which are overrepresented in the areas that would have to be razed to make room for the expanded highway. With the voluntary agreement in place, the investigation has ended, and TxDOT has been given permission to move forward with the design and construction of the project. With an estimated cost of $9 billion, the NHHIP involves adding four managed express lanes on I-45 from downtown Houston to Beltway 8 North as well as rerouting I-45 to be parallel with I-10 on the north side of downtown and west of Hwy. 59. Construction is expected for 2027. ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF MARCH 14. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT TOMNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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ONGOING PROJECTS 1 FM 1488 widening through Magnolia The Texas Department of Transportation is 22% complete with a project to widen FM 1488 to four lanes from FM 1774 to west of FM 149, according to a March 14 update. The project began in June and is anticipated to end in the first quarter of 2025. James Construction Group was awarded the project. Timeline: June 2022-first quarter 2025 Cost: $48.28 million Funding source: TxDOT 2 FM 1488 widening west of Magnolia TxDOT’s widening of FM 1488 from the
Waller County line near Joseph Road to FM 1774 is 62% complete, according to a March 14 update. The project, which is widening FM 1488 from two to four lanes, began in November 2020 and is scheduled to be completed in the third quarter of 2023. Lindsey Construction Inc. was awarded the project. Timeline: November 2020-third quarter 2023 Cost: $30.33 million Funding source: TxDOT 3 Holderrieth Road widening Harris County Precinct 3 has begun construction on Segment 2 of a project to widen Holderrieth Road from a two-lane
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