Here's the latest on four projects underway by the Texas Department of Transportation around Conroe and Montgomery as of August.

Hwy. 105 reconstruction

A project to widen Hwy. 105 between 10th Street and Loop 336 is 1% complete as of an Aug. 3 update from the Texas Department of Transportation. The project is reconstructing and widening Hwy. 105 from two to four lanes.
  • Timeline: March 2023-third quarter 2027
  • Cost: $51.8 million
  • Funding source: TxDOT
Hwy. 105 widening

TxDOT crews are 20% complete with a widening project on Hwy. 105 east of Conroe, as of an Aug. 3 update from TxDOT, the latest available. The project spans from South Loop 336 to FM 1484 and includes reconstructing the roadway from two lanes to four lanes.
  • Timeline: February 2023-third quarter 2026
  • Cost: $88.92 million
  • Funding source: TxDOT
FM 1097 widening

FM 1097 is under construction between Lake Conroe Hills Drive and Blueberry Hill Road in Willis as TxDOT crews work to widen the road from two lanes to four lanes with a continuous left-turn lane. The project is 23% complete as of an Aug. 3 update. The adjacent segment of FM 1097 between Anderson Road and Lake Conroe Hills Drive is 99% completed and estimated to fully be finished in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • Timeline: second quarter 2022-first quarter 2024
  • Cost: $16.09 million
  • Funding sources: federal, TxDOT
FM 2854 overlay


TxDOT is funding a project to overlay FM 2854 between Hwy. 105 and the San Jacinto River. The project includes base repair and adding turn lanes. It is 34% complete as of an Aug. 3 update.
  • Timeline: January 2023-first quarter 2024
  • Cost: $10.41 million
  • Funding source: TxDOT