Upcoming projects
I-45, South Loop 336 signal reconstruction
Project: The traffic signal at the intersection of I-45’s southbound frontage road and South Loop 336 will be reconstructed after being damaged in a traffic accident.
Update: Conroe City Council voted. Nov. 13 to award a contract to Third Coast Services LLC for the project.
- Timeline: TBD
- Cost: $100,479
- Funding source: city of Conroe
Hwy. 75 improvements
Project: Between South Loop 336 North and Gladstell Street, Hwy. 75 is undergoing improvements that include planing and underseal base repair.
Update: This project is 94% completed, according to a Nov. 10 media update from the Texas Department of Transportation.
- Timeline: first quarter 2025-first quarter 2026
- Cost: $3.3 million
- Funding source: state funds
Project: Hwy. 105 is being widened from two to four lanes between 10th Street and South Loop 336.
Update: According to a Nov. 10 media update from TxDOT, this project is 53% completed.
- Timeline: March 2023-second quarter 2028
- Cost: $52.65 million
- Funding source: state funds
Project: The high-occupancy vehicle lane of I-45 between FM 1488 and South Loop 336 South is being extended.
Update: Construction is 79% completed for this project, according to TxDOT’s Nov. 10 media update.
- Timeline: second quarter 2025-fourth quarter 2025
- Cost: $1.3 million
- Funding source: federal, state funds
Project: Between I-45 and Ladera Creek Trace, South Loop 336 is being widened from two to four lanes with a continuous left-turn lane.
Update: This project is 52% completed, according to a Nov. 10 media update.
- Timeline: November 2024-third quarter 2027
- Cost: $20.57 million
- Funding source: state funds
Project: A direct connector is being constructed to connect northbound I-45 to eastbound Hwy. 242.
Update: This project is 10% complete, according to TxDOT’s Nov. 10 media update.
- Timeline: second quarter 2025-third quarter 2028
- Cost: $42.63 million
- Funding source: federal, state funds
Project: Construction is underway to widen FM 1097 from two to four lanes with a continuous left-turn lane between west of Blueberry Hills Road to Lake Conroe Hills Drive.
Update: Work on this project is 83% completed, according to a Nov. 10 media update from TxDOT.
- Timeline: second quarter 2022-second quarter 2026
- Cost: $20.21 million
- Funding source: federal, state funds
Project: Work is underway at the intersection of FM 1097 and Atkins Creek for a project that includes culvert replacement, shoulder addition and overlay.
Update: According to TxDOT’s Nov. 10 media update, this project is 32% completed.
- Timeline: third quarter 2025-third quarter 2026
- Cost: $4.41 million
- Funding source: federal, state funds
Project: Existing right-of-way on Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 is being used to widen lanes and restripe the intersections.
Update: As of TxDOT’s Nov. 10 media update, the project is 71% complete.
- Cost: $29.11 million
- Timeline: October 2023-fourth quarter 2026
- Funding sources: federal, state funds
