Transportation
Events
Willis
Montgomery
BY VANESSA HOLT
BY JOVANNA AGUILAR
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• Timeline: November 2024-third quarter 2027 • Cost: $20.57 million
• The Owen Theatre, 225 Metcalf St., Conroe • www.playerstheatrecompany.com
Ongoing projects
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1 Hwy. 105 widening Project: Hwy. 105 is being widened from two to four lanes between 10th Street and South Loop 336. Update: This project is 57% completed, officials said. • Timeline: March 2023-second quarter 2028 • Cost: $52.65 million • Funding source: state funds 2 I-45 high-occupancy vehicle lane extension Project: The high-occupancy vehicle lane of I-45 between FM 1488 and South Loop 336 South is being extended by 2.2 miles. Update: Construction is 79% completed for this project, according to the Texas Department of Transportation’s Jan. 7 media update. • Timeline: second quarter 2025-fourth quarter 2025 • Cost: $1.26 million
My Crafty Galentine Presented by Crafter’s Dream Retreat, participants can craft during a six-session class. • Feb. 4-7, 6-10 p.m. • $225-$525 • Hyatt Regency Conroe, 1001 Grand Central Parkway, Conroe • www.craftersdreamretreat.com Conroe Boat Show Attendees can explore boats, including pontoons, fishing boats and family-ready vessels. • Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Feb. 7, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Feb. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free (admission) • Lone Star Convention Center, 9055 Airport Road, Conroe • www.texasmarine.com ‘Rumors’ at the Owen Theatre Presented by the Players Theatre Company, the play takes place in an upscale New York home where four
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‘Of Mice and Men’ The Crighton Theatre is presenting “Of Mice and Men” based on the 1937 novel. • Feb. 6-7, Feb. 13-14, Feb. 20-21, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 8, Feb. 15, Feb. 22, 2 p.m. • $24-$34 (admission) • Crighton Theatre, 234 North Main St., Conroe • www.crightontheatre.org Children’s Safe Harbor’s clay tournament Clay sport enthusiasts are invited to this third annual event to support the Montgomery County Children’s Advocacy Center. • Feb. 20, noon
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FISH CREEK THOROUGHFARE Project: The project will widen FM 1097 from two to four lanes with a continuous left-turn lane between west of Blueberry Hills Road to Lake Conroe Hills Drive. Update: Work on this project is 87% completed. • Timeline: second quarter 2022-second quarter 2026 • Cost: $20.21 million • Funding source: federal, state funds 6 FM 1097 at Atkins Creek project Project: Work is underway at the intersection of FM 1097 and Atkins Creek. Update: This project is 43% completed. • Timeline: third quarter 2025-third quarter 2026 • Cost: $4.41 million • Funding source: federal, state funds 149 Project: A direct connector is being constructed to connect northbound I-45 to eastbound Hwy. 242. Update: This project is 13% completed. • Timeline: second quarter 2025-third quarter 2028 • Cost: $42.63 million • Funding source: federal, state funds 5 FM 1097 widening 149 2854 KEENAN CUT OFF RD.
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Lone Star Throwdown The Lone Star Throwdown returns with 2,000 show vehicles that will be competing for one of the top 100 awards. • Feb. 20-21, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Feb. 22, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. • $20 (spectator), $80 (online vehicle registration) • Lone Star Expo Center &Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 9255 Airport Road, Conroe • www.lonestarthrowdown.com
• $125 (individual shooter) • 1519 Oddfellow St., Conroe • www.childrenssafeharbor.org
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• Funding source: federal, state funds 3 South Loop 336 widening
Go Texan Parade The 61st annual Go Texan Parade will be located in
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Downtown Conroe. • Feb. 21, 1-3 p.m. • Free (admission) • Downtown Conroe • www.conroe.org
Project: Between I-45 and Ladera Creek Trace, South Loop 336 is being widened from two to four lanes with a continuous left-turn lane. Update: This project is 58% completed.
couples arrive for a dinner party. • Feb. 6-7, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 8, 2 p.m. • $21-$30 (admission)
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CONROE 1304 W Davis (936) 539-8787 NORTH CONROE 18434 Hwy 105 W (936) 582-5410
MONTGOMERY PLAZA 1420 N Loop 336 W (936) 441-7161
WILLIS 9618 FM 1097 (936) 228-0385
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