Project Updates
1. The Texas Department of Transportation began reconstructing and widening I-45 between NASA Parkway and FM 518 earlier this year. The freeway will be widened from six to 10 lanes with three frontage road lanes on either side of the freeway.Timeline: May 2017-December 2021
2. TxDOT broke ground on FM 521 improvements this month to reconstruct and widen the two-lane thoroughfare to a four-lane divided boulevard between Beltway 8 and Shadow Creek Ranch Parkway. A grade separation will elevate Shadow Creek Ranch Parkway over FM 521 at the Missouri-Pacific railroad crossings.
Timeline: September 2017-September 2019
Completed projects
3. I-45 widening TxDOT reconstructed the mainlanes on I-45 between Beltway 8 and Bay Area Boulevard from six to 10 lanes and three frontage road lanes on either side.
Timeline: June 2011–summer 2017 Cost: $184 million Funding sources: TxDOT, federal funds
4. Bay Area Boulevard reconstruction Harris County reconstructed a portion of West Bay Area Boulevard. Improvements include a new sidewalks and storm sewers. No new lanes were added.
Timeline: January-August Cost: $2.8 million Funding source: Harris County
Future Projects
5. Old Alvin Road widening The city of Pearland delayed the widening of Old Alvin Road to November. The project will widen the road to a four-lane undivided curb-and-gutter thoroughfare with improved drainage and sidewalks.
Timeline: November 2017-November 2018 Cost: $8.7 million Funding source: city of Pearland
