Ongoing projects
Loop 494 expansion
Construction is set to wrap up by Sept. 1 on a project to expand Loop 494 between a half-mile north of Kingwood Drive and north of Sorters McClellan Road, according to a June 30 newsletter from Houston Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin. Originally expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2023, Martin noted the contractor has faced numerous construction delays related to the railroad, gas lines, impacts to water lines and a joint detention pond.
Timeline: July 15, 2019-Sept. 1, 2023
Cost: $17.56 million
Funding sources: 80% federal, 20% state
Northpark Drive overpass
Following a groundbreaking in April, construction was expected to begin on the long-awaited Northpark Drive overpass project July 10, Martin said in a June 30 newsletter. The project will expand Northpark Drive from four to six lanes between Hwy. 59 and Russell Palmer Road and add an overpass over the Union Pacific Railroad and Loop 494.
Timeline: spring 2023-fall 2025
Cost: $9.5 million (city of Houston), $52 million (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 10/Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority)
Funding sources: city of Houston, TIRZ 10/LHRA
Atascocita Road, Blackstone Trails Drive intersection improvements
Construction is underway on a project to install a new traffic signal at the intersection of Atascocita Road and Blackstone Trails Drive in Atascocita. According to Harris County Precinct 3 officials, the project aims to improve safety and is expected to wrap up within the fourth quarter of 2023.
Timeline: third quarter 2023-fourth quarter 2023
Cost: $370,000
Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3
