Transportation
BY JESSICA SHORTEN
• Funding sources: county road bond funds, Precinct 4 Commissioner’s Office, U.S. Rep. District 2 office 3 Sorters Road Segment 2 widening Project: The two-lane asphalt road will be widened between Bentwood Channel Road and Northpark Drive to a four-lane asphalt section with turn lanes at public streets and bridge replacements. Update: Utility relocation work is underway. The project will be advertised for construction in August 2025 upon receipt of first portion of 2025 road bond funds. • Timeline: September 2025-September 2026 • Cost: $11 million • Funding sources: county road bond funds, Precinct 4 Commissioner’s Office 4 Old Houston Road Segment 1 widening Project: The two-lane asphalt road will be widened from Hwy. 242 to 0.8 miles south of Hwy. 242 to a four-lane asphalt section with continuous turn lane, traffic signal modifications at Hwy. 242, and bridge replacement. Update: Engineering design is underway. The project is scheduled to be advertised in 2026, once the second portion of 2025 road bond funds have been allocated. • Timeline: TBD • Cost: $2 million (engineering only) • Funding sources: county road bond funds, Precinct 4 Commissioner’s Office
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1 Ford Road widening (Phase I) Project: Planned improvements include widening the two-lane asphalt roadway to four lanes with a continuous turn lane between Needham Road and Ricewood Drive, and reconstructing the two-lane section from Ricewood Drive to Mills Branch Drive. This project will also signalize the Ford Road and Ricewood Drive intersection. Update: Utility relocation work is underway. The project will be advertised for construction in August upon receipt of the first round of 2025 road bond funds. • Timeline: September 2025-September 2026 • Cost: $17 million • Funding sources: Montgomery County 2025 road bond, Precinct 4 Commissioner’s Office, U.S. Rep. District 2 office 2 Ford Road widening (Phase II) Project: Improvements include widening the existing two-lane asphalt to four lanes with a continuous turn lane between Needham Road and Ricewood Drive, and reconstructing the two-lane asphalt section from Ricewood to Mills Branch drives. Update: Utility relocation work is underway. Construction will follow Ford Road Segment 1, once the second tranche of 2025 road bond funds have been allocated. • Timeline: 2026-2027
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