Ongoing projects

1. FM 1097 expansion The Texas Department of Transportation continues its project to widen FM 1097 between I-45 and Anderson Road in Willis from a two- to four-lane road with a continuous left-turn lane. The project is 16 percent complete, but the timeline has been suspended as the contractor works on moving utilities and acquiring rights of way. Timeline: Oct. 15, 2018-third quarter 2020 Cost: $14.9 million Funding sources: TxDOT, federal 2. FM 3083 expansion TxDOT continues work on its project to expand FM 3083 from a two- to a four-lane road from east of the Union Pacific Corp. line to Loop 336 North. The project, which is 20 percent complete, is intended to improve mobility along the road. Timeline: Nov. 12, 2018-fourth quarter 2019 Cost: $9 million Funding sources: TxDOT, federal 3. McCaleb Road expansion Montgomery County continues construction on a project to expand McCaleb Road from Hwy. 105 to the overpass bridge of the BNSF Railway tracks along FM 2854. The project expands it from a two- to four-lane road with a continuous left-turn lane, and was originally slated for a February completion. Timeline: January 2018-June 2019 Cost: $4.39 million Funding source: Montgomery County

Upcoming projects

4. Wilson Road, Foster Drive sidewalks Conroe plans to bid out a project in March to construct sidewalks along the north and south sides of Wilson Road from Plantation Drive to Hailey Street [4A] and replace the existing northern sidewalk along Foster Drive [4B]  between East Lightningbug Lane to South Seventh Street. Timeline: TBD Cost: $355,000 Funding source: federal