The Woodlands Edition | January 2026

Transportation

BY VANESSA HOLT

TAMINA DR. of December, o cials said. • Timeline: Construction is slated to begin this summer. • Cost: $52,500 (design) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond 5 Grogan’s Mill Road at North Millbend Drive intersection upgrade Project: The project will redesign tra c signal and intersection layout, replace pavement and restripe the BRANCH CROSSING DR. intersection, Precinct 3 o cials said in December. Update: The project was in the engineering design phase in December. • Timeline: Construction is estimated to start in the summer. • Cost: $52,500 (design) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond 6 Hwy. 242 widening Project: TxDOT is using the existing right of way on Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 to widen lanes and restripe the intersections. 2978 Update: As of the most recent information released by TxDOT in January, the project being carried out by Posillico Civil Inc. was 74% complete. • Timeline: $29.11 million • Cost: Oct. 23, 2023-fourth quarter 2026 • Funding sources: federal, state funds Magnolia

Upcoming projects

1 Lake Woodlands Drive at Gosling Road intersection improvements Project: The project will extend turn lanes from eastbound Lake Woodlands Drive onto northbound Gosling Road. It will also extend turn lanes from westbound Lake Woodlands Drive onto southbound Gosling Road. Update: Engineering design was complete in early December and utility coordination was ongoing, Precinct 3 o cials said. • Timeline: Construction will begin early this year. • Cost: $40,000 (design) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond 2 Research Forest Drive at Gosling Road turn lane extension Project: The project will extend dual left-turn lanes from westbound Research Forest Drive to southbound Gosling Road. They will also be extended from Gosling Road to Research Forest Drive in both directions. Update: Utility coordination was underway as of December, o cials said. • Timeline: Construction will begin early this year. • Cost: $25,500 (design) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond 3 Woodlands Parkway at Kuykendahl Road turn lane extension Project: The project will add a left-turn lane and extend lane storage from northbound Kuykendahl Road to Woodlands Parkway. Update: Engineering design was complete and new signal equipment was ordered as of December, Precinct 3 o cials said. • Timeline: Construction will begin mid-year. • Cost: $88,240 (design) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond 4 Grogan’s Mill Village Center signalization Project: A tra c signal will be replaced at the intersection of Grogan’s Mill Road and the entrance to the Grogan’s Mill Village Center, according to Precinct 3. Update: Engineering design was underway and the project was starting the construction planning phase as

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Completed projects

7 Lake Woodlands Drive at East Panther Creek Drive turn-lane extension Project: The project extended the left-turn lane from westbound Lake Woodlands Drive onto southbound East Panther Creek Drive. Update: The project was completed. • Timeline: June-August (design), September-November (construction) • Cost: $22,500 (design), $116,057 (construction) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond 8 Grogans Mill Road at Lake Woodlands Drive turn-lane extension Project: The project extended the left-turn lane to the median opening on northbound Grogans Mill Road and the turn onto westbound Lake Woodlands Drive.

Update: The project was completed. • Timeline: September-November

Spring • Cost: $22,500 (design), $84,744 (construction) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond 9 Woodlands Parkway at Branch Crossing Drive turn lane extensions Project: The left-turn lane was extended from 99 TOLL westbound Woodlands Parkway to southbound Branch Crossing Drive. It also extended a left-turn lane from Branch Crossing Drive onto eastbound Woodlands Parkway. Update: The project was completed in early December. • Timeline: fall-December • Cost: $58,000 (design), $310,876 (construction) • Funding source: Montgomery County road bond

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