What you need to know
During an April 3 meeting, the H-GAC unveiled the 2025-28 TIP, which allocated federal and state funding to transportation projects across eight counties in the Houston region. Funding is allocated to the projects every four years as part of the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan also managed by the H-GAC.
Why it matters
According to the TIP documents, federal and state funding has been allocated over the next four years for local projects estimated to cost over $318 million in total. These projects include:
Greenhouse Road
- Project: Construction a six-lane underpass with pedestrian/bike paths under Hwy. 290 and the railroad from Mound Road to Skinner Road
- Estimated cost: $53.78 million
- Fiscal year: 2025-26
- Funding sources: local, federal
- Project: Widening from four to six lanes from Hwy. 290 to West Road
- Estimated cost: $99.98 million
- Fiscal year: 2026-27
- Funding sources: state
- Project: Widening from four to six lanes from West Road to I-10
- Estimated cost: $104.15 million
- Fiscal year: 2026-27
- Funding sources: state
- Project: Constructing a ramp providing access to the Hwy. 290 HOV lane
- Estimated cost: $48.54 million
- Fiscal year: 2027-28
- Funding sources: local, federal
- Project: Intersection improvements, including dual left-turn lanes, right-turn lanes, wider raised medians, traffic signal upgrades, and new pedestrian/bike paths
- Estimated cost: $11.91 million
- Fiscal year: 2031-32
- Funding sources: state, federal
Jarvis Road
- Project: Widening to a four-lane undivided road between Barker Cypress Road and Telge Road
- Estimated cost: $5.1 million
- Fiscal year: 2027-28
- Funding sources: local
- Project: Constructing a hike and bike trail from Grant Road to Jarvis Road
- Estimated cost: $2.22 million
- Fiscal year: 2027-28
- Funding sources: local
- Project: Constructing a hike and bike trail from Grant Road to Cypress Creek
- Estimated cost: $2.22 million
- Fiscal year: 2027-28
- Funding sources: local
- Project: Constructing a four-lane roadway from Jones Road to Perry Road
- Estimated cost: $7.93 million
- Fiscal year: 2027-28
- Funding sources: local
- Project: Widening from four lanes to six lanes between Hwy. 249 and Old Louetta Road
- Estimated cost: $5.97 million
- Fiscal year: 2027-28
- Funding sources: local
The H-GAC will accept public comments regarding the proposed list of projects for the 2025-28 TIP through April 24. Public comments can be submitted online through the H-GAC comment portal. Once the public comment period is over, H-GAC officials said the project list will be finalized, and funding will be allocated in May based on any changes made.
The public comment period is also open to local governmental agencies and counties for additional input regarding the final project list. To view all projects on the 2025-28 TIP list, click here.