Transportation Updates Conroe | Montgomery[/caption] Drennan Road extension Construction on a Drennan Road extension from Plantation Drive to Hwy. 75 in Conroe has been completed.[/caption]

1. Drennan Road extension

Construction on a Drennan Road extension from Plantation Drive to Hwy. 75 in Conroe has been completed. The extension continues the existing roadway to provide greater access to and from the future Conroe Police Department headquarters, which is under construction at 2300 Plantation Drive.

Timeline: July 2015-June 5, 2016 Cost: $2.4 million Funding sources: city of Conroe

 2. FM 3083 railroad overpass

Work on the expansion of FM 3083 continues with construction of a railroad overpass in Conroe. FM 3083 has already been expanded from I-45 to the starting location of the overpass bridge, and the project will continue to widen the road from the start of the bridge to Stewarts Creek. Project construction began in early June and is expected to be complete in two years.

Timeline: June 2016-2018 Cost: $13.1 million Funding sources:  TxDOT

3. I-45 HOV lanes

The I-45 high occupancy vehicle lane extension will add one lane in each direction along I-45 from FM 1960 in north Harris County to South Loop 336 in Conroe. About 92 percent of the project has been completed.

Timeline: October 2015-October 2016 Cost: $2.6 million Funding Sources:  TxDOT

4. League Line Road extension

Construction of a 2.5-mile extension to League Line Road began in March 2015. The project extends the road from Hwy. 75 past FM 1484, creating a direct route from I-45 through the Conroe Park North industrial park to Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport. Paving from Hwy. 75 to the Stewarts Creek bridge has been completed, and crews have started paving Tom Stinson Drive.

Timeline: March-September Cost: $13.3 million Funding sources: city of Conroe, Montgomery County

5. Westside connector

Crews have broken ground on a new roadway that will connect FM 1097 to Old Montgomery Road near I-45 in Willis. Texas Department of Transportation crews are working to install a traffic signal at the new intersection. Once complete, the roadway will make it possible for TxDOT crews to convert the southbound feeder road at the FM 1097 and I-45 intersection into a one-way road. The roadway has not officially been named.

Timeline: April 15-August Cost: $1.2 million Funding sources: Montgomery County, city of Willis