Conroe City Council approved adding 21,364 linear feet, or just over 4 miles, of 5-foot-wide sidewalks on Hwy. 105 and Phillips Street from Pacific to 10th streets during a March 24 meeting. According to the meeting presentation, the project will involve repairing 80 driveways and 40 pedestrian ramps as well the addition of concrete curbs, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps, access pads, crosswalks and minor regrading adjacent to the sidewalk.

Tommy Woolley, director of capital projects and transportation, said at the meeting that six bids for the project were received March 3, and it was awarded to Larry Young Paving Inc. for $1.18 million at the meeting. The project is set to be substantially complete in 160 days and fully complete in 180 days.

Woolley said the project ties into the Texas Department of Transportation's Hwy. 105 widening project, and the city will coordinate with TxDOT on traffic control.