Harris County Precinct 4 project to expand Lockwood Road delayed to early 2021

Once construction begins, it will take nine months to complete the Lockwood Road expansion project.

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By Kelly Schafler | 8:35 AM Nov 30, 2020 CST | Updated 9:35 AM Nov 30, 2020 CST

A project to expand Lockwood Road between Beltway 8 and the Union Pacific Corp. railroad from two to four lanes has been delayed due to finalizing agreements and a utility conflict, said Pamela Rocchi, the director of the capital improvement projects division at Harris County Precinct 4. The project was set to begin in the third quarter of 2020, but now the county plans to begin the project in the first quarter of 2021. Once construction begins, it will take nine months to complete.

Timeline: first quarter 2021-fourth quarter 2021

Cost: $2.32 million

Funding sources: Harris County Precinct 4, McCord Development

By Kelly Schafler

Editor, Lake Houston | Humble | Kingwood

Kelly Schafler is the editor for the Lake Houston, Humble and Kingwood edition of Community Impact Newspaper, covering public education, city government, development, businesses, local events and all things community-related. Before she became editor, she was the reporter for the Conroe and Montgomery edition for a year and a half.

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