The project will widen FM 2978 from two to four lanes with a center turn lane from FM 1488 to south of Dry Creek in Phase 1 and from south of Dry Creek to Conroe-Hufsmith Road in Phase 2. The existing bridge over Spring Creek will also be widened. As of mid-November, Phase 1 was 37% complete, and Phase 2 was 58% complete, according to Emily Black, public information officer for the Texas Department of Transportation. The timeline for Phase 2 has been extended to 2020. The bridge widening was 52% complete in mid-November. Funding for the project is 20% state and 80% federal.


Timeline: September 2018-second quarter 2021 (Phase 1), January 2018-third quarter 2020 (Phase 2), October 2018-third quarter 2020 (bridge)


Cost: $21.3 million (Phase 1), $12.9 million (Phase 2), $7.6 million (bridge)


Funding sources: TxDOT, federal funds

This article will run in the December 2019 edition of The Woodlands paper.