The Woodlands Edition | April 2024

Transportation

BY VANESSA HOLT

Ongoing projects

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DAVID MEMORIAL DR.

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• Funding sources: city of Shenandoah, Montgomery County 5 Grogans Mill Road and Research Forest Drive turn lane extension Project: The project is extending the deceleration lane from westbound Research Forest Drive onto northbound Grogans Mill Road. Update: Bleyl said as of April 8, bids had not been received, but Precinct 2 will bid the project. • Timeline: early summer-TBD • Cost: $240,000 • Funding sources: Montgomery County Precinct 2, TxDOT 4 Hwy. 242 widening Project: TxDOT is using existing right of way on Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 to widen lanes and restripe the intersections. Update: The contractor is working on zones consisting of about three intersections at a time, from the north to the south side, according to TxDOT. As of an April update, the project was 15% complete. • Timeline: Oct. 23, 2023-širst quarter 2026 • Cost: $28.67 million • Funding sources: federal, state funds

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Hanna Road. The project will include realigning a portion of the Union Pacic Railroad, which is crossed by Robinson Road. Update: Construction on the project began with a groundbreaking in February. • Timeline: February-late 2024 • Cost: $7.42 million • Funding source: city of Oak Ridge North 3 David Memorial Drive extension Project: A project to extend David Memorial Drive to Hwy. 242 began in September under the terms of an interlocal agreement between the city of Shenandoah and Montgomery County. Update: The rst phase of work is completed to the Conroe city limits, Bleyl said. The remaining portion in the city of Conroe is unscheduled, but it will be needed to complete the project, Bleyl said. Funding for the remaining section is being discussed, he said. • Timeline: September-March (Phase 1) • Cost: $7.8 million

Upcoming projects

1 Research Forest Drive and Tamina Road expansion at I45 Project: Research Forest Drive and Tamina Road will be expanded at the intersection of the roadway with I-45. Update: The city of Shenandoah approved right-of-way purchases east of I-45 in February and nal approval from the Texas Department of Transportation is pending, engineer John Bleyl said. • Timeline: early summer-TBD • Cost: $1.67 million • Funding source: TxDOT

Ongoing projects

2 Robinson Road realignment Project: The project will align Robinson Road across

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