Learn about upcoming transportation projects set to start soon in the city of Katy

There are a multitude of upcoming transportation projects that are set to soon enter construction. Read down below to find out the scope, timeline, funding source and the cost of each project.

Grand Parkway widening

The Texas Department of Transportation will add two more lanes to the Grand Parkway from FM 1093 to I-10. The cost has increased $18 million, and the timeline has been delayed six months since January, TxDOT Public Information Officer Deidrea George said via email. She cited inflation and redesign as reasons for the changes.

Cost: $103 million

Timeline: April 2023-April 2025

Funding sources: state, federal funds

First Street reconstruction

The project funded by the Katy Development Authority will begin at the end of November or mid-December, according to ARKK Engineers. It includes widening First Street from Bartlett Road to Avenue D by creating a center turn lane and adding a bridge over Cane Island Creek.

Cost: $2.71 million

Timeline: winter 2022-August 2023

Funding source: KDA cash funds