Here's the latest on nine projects the Texas Department of Transportation has underway in Conroe, Montgomery and Willis as of November.

1. Hwy. 105 widening

Project:
The project will reconstruct and widen Hwy. 105 from two to four lanes between South Loop 336 in Conroe to FM 1484.

Update: The Texas Department of Transportation reported the project is 31% completed as of a Nov. 1 update, the latest available.
  • Timeline: February 2023-third quarter 2026
  • Cost: $89.72 million
  • Funding source: TxDOT
2. Overlaying FM 1486

Project:
The project will include overlay and base repair work on FM 1486 from Hwy. 105 to FM 1774 in the Montgomery area.


Update: The project began in October and is 1% completed as of Nov. 1.
  • Timeline: October 2023-third quarter 2024
  • Cost: $4.57 million
  • Funding source: TxDOT
3. Hwy. 105 reconstruction

Project:
The project will reconstruct and widen Hwy. 105 from two to four lanes between 10th Street in Conroe and South Loop 336.

Update: TxDOT reported the project is 12% completed as of a Nov. 1 update, the latest available.
  • Timeline: March 2023-third quarter 2027
  • Cost: $51.83 millon
  • Funding source: TxDOT
4. I-45 frontage road

Project:
The project is adding a new three-lane northbound frontage road between FM 830 and FM 1097 in Willis along I-45.


Update: TxDOT reported the project is wrapping up and was 98% completed as of a Nov. 1 update.
  • Timeline: September 2022-tentative fourth quarter 2023
  • Cost: $7.48 million
  • Funding sources: TxDOT, federal
5. FM 1097 widening

Project:
The project will widen FM 1097 in Willis from two to four lanes with a continuous left turn lane between Lake Conroe Hills Drive and Blueberry Hills Road.

Update: TxDOT reported the project is 30% completed as of a Nov. 1 update, the latest available.
  • Timeline: second quarter 2022-first quarter 2024
  • Cost: $16.09 million
  • Funding sources: TxDOT, federal
6. FM 2854 repair

Project:
The project includes overlaying FM 2854 and adding turn lanes between Hwy. 105 and the San Jacinto River.


Update: TxDOT reported the project is 79% completed as of a Nov. 1 update, the latest available.
  • Timeline: January 2023-first quarter 2024
  • Cost: $10.41 million
  • Funding sources: TxDOT, federal
7. FM 1488 median addition

Project:
The project will add a raised median along FM 1488 between Mostyn Drive in Magnolia and I-45 in Conroe.

Update: TxDOT reported the project is underway and 22% completed as of a Nov. 1 update, the latest available.
  • Timeline: summer 2023-tentative fourth quarter 2025
  • Cost: $10.22 million
  • Funding sources: TxDOT, federal
8. Hwy. 242 widening

Project:
TxDOT will use existing right of way on Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 to widen lanes and restripe the intersections.


Update: As of early November the first phase of the project, installing right turn lanes, had begun, according to TxDOT.
  • Timeline: November-first quarter 2026
  • Cost: $28.67 million
  • Funding sources: federal, state funds
9. David Memorial Drive extension

Project:
A project to extend David Memorial Drive to Hwy. 242 began in September under the terms of an interlocal agreement between the city of Shenandoah and Montgomery County.

Update: The portion within Conroe city limits will be completed when funding is secured.
  • Timeline: September 2023-July 2024
  • Cost: $7.8 million
  • Funding sources: city of Shenandoah, city of Conroe, Montgomery County