1. Hwy. 290 Project E
Project E entails widening Hwy. 290 from North Eldridge Parkway to Telge Road. In early August, crews began placing beams and columns over Huffmeister Road and will continue widening westbound lanes with the goal of completion by the end of 2017. After that, crews will move onto eastbound lanes, Hwy. 6 frontage roads and work on a Hwy. 6 bridge over Hwy. 290. The Huffmeister Road exit’s completion date is indefinite.
2. Bridgeland Creek Parkway extension
The Howard Hughes Corporation is nearing completion of a 2.5-mile extension of Bridgeland Creek Parkway in Cypress, which is now expected to be completed Sept. 5. The new road will provide additional access to the new Bridgeland High School and Houston First Baptist Church.
3. Cypress North Houston Road widening and extension
Harris County Precinct 4 entered the design phase on a project to widen Cypress North Houston Road from Jones Road to where it ends at Perry Road and then extend it through to FM 1960 as a four-lane concrete pavement section. County officials hope to bid the project for construction in the fourth quarter of 2017.
4. Grant Road widening
Construction is underway on a Grant Road widening project from Old Kluge to Spring Cypress roads in Cypress. The Harris County Precinct 4 project will widen the road from a two-lane asphalt roadway to a four-lane concrete boulevard. Harris County Precinct 3 is also widening the road from Old Kluge Road to Lakewood Forest Drive in Cypress.
5. Telge Road widening
Harris County precincts 3 and 4 are teaming up with the Harris County Engineering Department on a project to widen Telge Road from two to four lanes from Spring Cypress Road in Cypress to FM 2920 in Tomball. Precinct 3 will widen the road from Spring Cypress Road to Little Cypress Creek, HCED will construct a bridge over the creek and Precinct 4 will widen the road to FM 2920. The Precinct 4 project is broken up into four pieces, with the first piece in the design phase and the remaining three pieces in the study phase.
6. Cypress Rosehill Road widening
Harris County Precinct 3 is widening Cypress Rosehill Road from two to four lanes in Cypress from Lake Cypress Hill Drive to the Grand Parkway. Precinct 4 will widen the road between the Grand Parkway and FM 2920 in Tomball, where it will transition to Decker-Prairie Road. The Precinct 3 project will be completed in the third quarter of 2017. The Precinct 4 project is in the design phase.
7. Mueschke Road widening
Harris County Precinct 3 has started construction on a project to widen Mueschke Road from two to four lanes from south of Juergen Road to the Grand Parkway.
How it works
Blue highway signs are part of TxDOT program
Travel-related businesses looking to get their slice of the $68 billion annual direct travel industry in Texas can participate in the Texas Department of Transportation’s Logo and Directional Signs Program. The blue advertising signs drivers see on the sides of Texas highways are a result of the program.
Business owners can lease space on the signs to place a logo at a cost ranging from $900-$3,250 per year for main lane signs and $150-$750 per year for ramp signs. The cost is determined by the daily traffic count for the area.
Only travel-related businesses—which include those selling gas, food or lodging; camping sites; 24-hour pharmacies; and those offering at least one primary motorist service—are eligible to participate in the program. Major shopping areas are also allowed to lease individual signs, according to LoneStar Logos & Signs, which partners with TxDOT to offer the Logo and Directional Signs Program.
TxDOT requires that businesses are located no more than 3 miles from an eligible highway.
All information on this page was updated as of 8/8/17. News or questions about these or other local transportation projects? Email us at [email protected].
