Ongoing projects
1. Hwy. 105 widening
Project: Hwy. 105 between 10th Street and South Loop 336 is being reconstructed and widened from two to four lanes.
Update: This project is 30% completed, according to an Aug. 7 media update from the Texas Department of Transportation.
- Timeline: March 2023-third quarter 2027
- Cost: $52.35 million
- Funding source: state funds
Project: Between FM 830 and FM 1097 in Willis, I-45 is undergoing a northbound ramp reversal.
Update: This project is 5% completed, according to an Aug. 7 media update from TxDOT.
- Timeline: February 2024-second quarter 2025
- Cost: $3.17 million
- Funding source: state funds
Project: Between South Loop 336 and FM 1484, Hwy. 105 is being reconstructed and widened from two to four lanes.
Update: According to an Aug. 7 media update from TxDOT, this project is 65% complete.
- Timeline: October 2022-third quarter 2027
- Cost: $89.88 million
- Funding source: federal, state funds
Project: TxDOT is using an existing right of way on Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 to widen lanes and restripe the intersections.
Update: The contractor is working on zones consisting of about three intersections at a time, from the north to the south side, according to TxDOT. As of the most recent information available Aug. 7, the project was 31% complete.
- Timeline: Oct. 23, 2023-first quarter 2026
- Cost: $29.11 million
- Funding sources: federal, state funds
5. Eastbound flyover construction on Hwy. 242
Project: Montgomery County commissioners approved a $19.1 million funding agreement with TxDOT on June 18 to fund the construction of the flyover from northbound I-45 to eastbound Hwy. 242.
Update: TxDOT was slated to begin the bid process in early August and construction by the end of the year.
- Timeline: late 2024-TBD
- Cost: $19.1 million
- Funding source: Montgomery County, federal funds
