Here are six ongoing and upcoming transportation project to be aware of in the Conroe and Montgomery areas.
1. Hwy. 105 improvements
The Texas Department of Transportation is working on a project in downtown Conroe to add a raised median, sidewalks, and pedestrian and transit areas to Hwy. 105 between I-45 and Hwy. 75. The project by contractor Smith & Co. is 92% complete.
Timeline: Oct. 4, 2016-first quarter 2019
Cost: $3.9 million
Funding source: TxDOT
2. FM 1488 turn lane
A TxDOT project by Harper Brothers Construction to build a right-turn lane along FM 1488 at Carriage Hills Boulevard is 59% complete.
Timeline: Feb. 13, 2019-second quarter 2019
Cost: $619,700
Funding source: TxDOT
3. FM 3083 widening
Hwy. 75 and FM 1484 TxDOT is in the midst of constructing a grade separation at the Union Pacific railroad along FM 3083, adding one lane in each direction with shoulders as well as a middle left-turn lane between Hwy. 75 and FM 1484. Contractor Smith & Co. is 73% done with the project.
Timeline: July 5, 2016-first quarter 2019
Cost: $13.5 million
Funding sources: TxDOT, local
4. FM 3083 widening from east of the Union Pacific railroad to North Loop 336
TxDOT is widening FM 3083 into a four-lane divided urban arterial roadway east of the Union Pacific railroad to North Loop 336. The project by Smith & Co. is 28% complete.
Timeline: Nov. 12, 2018-fourth quarter 2019
Cost: $9 million
Funding sources: federal, state
5. Sgt. Ed Holcomb Boulevard sidewalks
The city of Conroe plans to install 2,175 feet of sidewalk for pedestrian traffic extending from the Conroe High School ninth-grade campus to FM 2854 intended to accompany a bus route. Bids are slated to go out in April.
Timeline: TBD
Cost: TBD
Funding source: city of Conroe
6. Westview Boulevard, Montgomery Park Boulevard rehab
Conroe has begun surveys for a project to install more than 3,000 feet of sidewalk and new water lines along (6A) Westview Boulevard and (6B) Montgomery Park Boulevard.
Timeline: TBD
Cost: TBD
Funding source: city of Conroe