Five-foot-wide concrete sidewalks are slated to be added or replace existing sidewalk fragments along stretches of Longmire Way, West Dallas Street, North San Jacinto Street and North Thompson Street, according to a Sept. 9 construction update from the city of Conroe. The project also includes adding a 5-foot-wide sidewalk loop around Flournoy Park and replacing the existing asphalt sidewalk loop at Lions Park according to project schematics. City Council awarded the project to DVL Enterprises on Sept. 9 with a 90-day timeline for the project to be substantially complete. Cost: $659,895
Timeline: TBD
Funding source: city of Conroe
2. Road extension opens
The city of Conroe celebrated the opening of a road extension through the Conroe Industrial Park on Aug. 12. The project included a four-lane extension from Pollok Drive to Farrell Road and replacing existing asphalt with a four-lane concrete extension, according to the city.
Cost: $12.5 million
Timeline: April 2020-September 2021
Funding source: city of Conroe
3. FM 1097 widening
The Texas Department of Transportation is widening FM 1097 from Anderson Road to Lake Conroe Hills Drive, which was 24% complete as of Sept. 10 and will widen the road to four lanes with a center lane. The stretch from I-45 to Anderson Road was 95% complete.
Cost: $14.69 million (Anderson Road to Lake Conroe Hills Drive), $15.93 million (I-45 to Anderson Road)
Timeline: February 2021-fourth quarter 2023 (Anderson Road to Lake Conroe Hills Drive), fourth quarter 2018-third quarter 2021 (I-45 to Anderson Road)
Funding sources: state, federal
