Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the cost of the FM 1314 rehabilitation project.
Check out the latest updates on three Texas Department of Transportation projects under construction in the New Caney and Porter area. This list is not comprehensive.
FM 1485 rehabilitation
Project: A roughly 7-mile segment of FM 1485 is being rehabilitated between Old Houston and Kidd Cemetery roads. Project contractor Vulcan Materials Asphalt and Construction will repair the road base, add new asphalt overlay, restripe the road segment and replace signage along the corridor.
Update: Work is 96% complete as of a March 10 report from TxDOT.
- Timeline: the second quarter of 2025-the second quarter of 2026
- Cost: $8.83 million
- Funding sources: 80% federal, 20% TxDOT
FM 1314 rehabilitation
Project: A roughly 2-mile segment of FM 1314 is being rehabilitated between Hwy. 242 and north of McQueen Road. The project contractor is R Civil Construction LLC.
Update: Work is 58% complete as of a March 10 report from TxDOT.
- Timeline: the first quarter of 2025-the fourth quarter of 2028
- Cost: $31.4 million
- Funding sources: 80% federal, 20% TxDOT
Hwy. 242 drainage
Project: Detention ponds are being constructed along Hwy. 242 between Needham Road and Hwy. 59. The contractor is R Civil Construction LLC, and the project aims to improve drainage along the corridor.
Update: Work is 80% complete as of a March 10 report from TxDOT.
- Timeline: August 2024-the second quarter of 2027
- Cost: $8.2 milion
- Funding source: TxDOT
