Transportation Updates

 

Cane Island Parkway Overpass1. Cane Island Parkway Overpass


An overpass will cross I-10 from the south side of the interstate and connect drivers to Cane Island Parkway. There will be off ramps and on ramps from the eastbound and westbound lanes of I-10 onto the overpass. The overpass is 90 percent complete.


Timeline: end of March 2016
Cost: $7.25 million
Funding sources: Texas Department of Transportation, Parkside Capital and Katy Development Authority



2. Morton Road  improvements


A 1-mile section of Morton Road between Katy Hockley Cut Off Road and Avenue D in the city of Katy will widened from two to four lanes. Part of the project consists of replacing existing above-ground drainage ditches with curbs and gutters. City Administrator Byron Hebert said the project’s main purpose is help with traffic as well as to relieve flooding.


Timeline: April 2016-April 2017
Cost: $7.563 million
Funding sources: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County



3. Cane Island Boulevard


A two-lane concrete road—Cane Island Boulevard—will be constructed northward from the intersection of FM 1463 and Willow Bend. The 4,380-foot road will connect FM 1463 to I-10 and the new Cane Island Parkway Overpass. Included in the project are concrete curbs and gutters as well as a bridge over the Willow Fork Bayou drainage channel.


Timeline: July 2016-July 2017
Cost: $8 million
Funding sources: Fort Bend County, Ventana Development Company



4. Colonial Parkway repairs


Damaged areas of the existing concrete road on the four-lanes of Colonial Parkway will be repaired and replaced from Ravello Drive to North Mason Road.


Timeline: fourth quarter 2016-first quarter 2017
Cost: $2.5 million
Funding sources: Harris County Precinct 3



5. Kingsland Boulevard/Houghton Road intersection


Damaged areas of the existing concrete pavement at the intersection of Kingsland Boulevard and Houghton Road will be repaired and replaced later this year.


Timeline: fourth quarter 2016-December 2016
Cost: $250,000
Funding sources: Harris County Precinct 3



6. South Firethorne Road extension


The South Firethorne Road project will connect the east-west road with north-south Spring Green Boulevard to the west. Between the Reserve at Katy and the Avalon at Spring Green communities, the 1,100-foot connection for the South Firethorne Road extension will stop at Spring Green creating a T intersection. The project will be constructed by Allgood Construction Company.


Timeline: TBA
Cost: $687,000
Funding sources: Katy Development Authority

Westpark Tollway/FM 1093 widening Phase 17. Westpark Tollway/FM 1093 widening Phase 1


FM 1093 will be widened from two lanes to four lanes starting at the intersection of the Grand Parkway and FM 1093 and westward to the intersection of FM 1463. The Westpark Tollway will be extended an additional 2.3 miles west from its current location.


Timeline: February 2016-February 2018
Cost: $63.9 million
Funding sources: Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority, TxDOT



8. Crossover Road widening


Fort Bend County is designing a project to widen Crossover Road from FM 1463 to Spring Green Boulevard. The road will be widened from a two-lane asphalt road to a four-lane concrete boulevard.


Timeline: summer 2016 – winter 2017
Cost: $3.3 million
Funding sources: Fort Bend County, Newland Communities