1. FM 1097 widening
The Texas Department of Transportation has started work to expand FM 1097 from two to four lanes and add a continuous left-turn lane from I-45 to Hwy. 75 in Willis. However, the project has been temporarily halted to relocate utilities along the roadway. The project will include construction of new sidewalks along the roadway for pedestrians. Construction is expected to take 11 months once it is resumed.
Timeline: July 2016-July 2017 Cost: $5.56 million Funding sources: TxDOT
2. FM 1488 overpass
Work on a project to widen FM 1488 from two to four lanes as well as construction on a railroad overpass at the FM 149 intersection has reached 40 percent completion. The TxDOT project will make it possible for motorists to cross the railroad tracks without interruption.
Timeline: Dec. 2015-fourth quarter 2017 Cost: $27.6 million Funding sources: TxDOT
3. FM 3083 railroad overpass
Work on the expansion of FM 3083 in Conroe continues with construction of a railroad overpass along the roadway. 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 started July 5 and will take two years. Once complete, the road will have two lanes on each side and a continuous left-turn lane.
Timeline: December 2015-December 2017 Cost: $13.1 million Funding sources: TxDOT
4. 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. Construction began last October, and the project will be complete by early fall. The agency has completed about 98 percent of the project.
Timeline: October 2015-October 2016 Cost: $2.6 million Funding sources: TxDOT
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5. League Line Road extension
Construction of a 2.5-mile extension to League Line Road in Conroe began in March 2015. The project extends the road from its terminus at 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. Crews are laying out rebar on the westbound lanes near Tom Stinson Drive.
Timeline: March-September Cost: $13.3 million Funding sources: city of Conroe, Montgomery County
