ONGOING PROJECTS

Woodlands Parkway widening Woodlands Parkway will be widened from six to eight lanes from west of I-45 to a half-mile west of the Grogans Mill Road overpass. The project will add one lane in each direction with right-turn and acceleration lanes at major intersections. The storm sewer installation is complete, and the roads will be open after concrete pours, signage and striping are complete,  according to Precinct 3 officials. Timeline: February 2018-April 2019 Cost: $6.7 million Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3

Rayford Road expansion This project will widen Rayford Road from four to six lanes between Lazy Lane and the Grand Parkway, construct a six-lane bridge over the Union Pacific Corp. tracks, install new traffic signals and add a raised median. When drainage system construction is complete, road widening work will proceed, according to Precinct 3 officials. Eastbound and westbound temporary lane closures will occur from Richards Road to the Grand Parkway weekdays from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. throughout the duration of the project. Timeline: April 2017-summer 2019 Cost: $50.6 million Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3

Birnham Woods Drive widening Birnham Woods Drive will be widened from two to four lanes from north of Fuller Bluff Drive to north of Elan Boulevard. Traffic signals will be added to the intersections of Birnham Woods and Legends Run Drive as well as Birnham Woods and Elan, according to Precinct 3 officials. In February most work for new lanes on Birnham Woods had been poured, and crews were working on installing the traffic signal at Birnham Woods and Legends Run, according to Precinct 3. Timeline: September 2018-September 2019 Cost: $2.5 million Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3

Elan Boulevard widening The project will widen Elan Boulevard from two to four lanes from Aldine Westfield Road to Birnham Woods Drive and will also widen Aldine Westfield from two to four lanes from Elan to Knoll Oaks Lane. In February, the new lanes were open on Elan, and crews were installing a new traffic signal at Elan and Aldine Westfield. Timeline: August 2018-May 2019 Cost: $2 million Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3

COMPLETED PROJECTS

I-45 bridge improvements at Rayford and Sawdust roads The Texas Department of Transportation replaced the I-45 bridge deck where it crosses Rayford and Sawdust roads, replaced the support materials under the bridge on the northbound side and patched the support column where I-45 crosses Spring Creek. TxDOT Public Information Officer Emily Black said replacement of the northbound and southbound bridge decks was completed in January, and the crew replaced the southbound support materials and repaired the column at Spring Creek in February. Timeline: Jan. 2, 2019-March 2, 2019 Cost: $405,277 Funding source: TxDOT