1. Hwy. 105 widening
Project: The project will reconstruct and widen Hwy. 105 from two to four lanes between 10th Street in Conroe and South Loop 336. It is under construction by James Construction Group.
Update: According to a December media update from TxDOT, the project is 15% completed.
- Timeline: March 2023-third quarter 2027
- Cost: $51.83 million
- Funding source: state funds
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 31% completed as of a December update, the latest available. However, the project is slated to wrap up in the first quarter of 2024.
- Timeline: second quarter 2022-first quarter 2024
- Cost: $16.09 million
- Funding sources: federal, state funds
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 the December media update. It is under construction by James Construction Group.
- Timeline: October 2023-third quarter 2024
- Cost: $4.57 million
- Funding source: state funds
Project: The project includes overlaying FM 2854 and adding turn lanes between Hwy. 105 and the San Jacinto River.
Update: The project is wrapping up. TxDOT reported the project is 93% completed as of the latest media update available in December.
- Timeline: January 2023-first quarter 2024
- Cost: $10.41 million
- Funding source: state funds
Project: TxDOT is widening Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45, and restriping the intersections, according to previous reporting.
Update: The project is 5% completed as of December, according to TxDOT.
- Timeline: November 2023-first quarter 2026
- Cost: $28.67 million
- Funding sources: federal, state funds
Project: The project will add a raised median along FM 1488 between Mostyn Drive in Magnolia and I-45 in Conroe.
Update: According to previous reporting, the project will be completed from west to east. TxDOT reported the project is 26% completed as of a December media update, the latest available.
- Timeline: July 2023-fourth quarter 2025
- Cost: $10.22 million
- Funding sources: federal, state funds
