According to a press release from the offices of Riley and Metts, the two commissioners are allocating $5 million from each of their budgets along with additional funds remaining in a pre-existing road bond to pay for the project.
"We've got to keep the traffic flowing in a positive way," Riley said in the release. "The restricted traffic movement, due to a congested environment, interferes with people's daily lives, and deprives the community of time they could be spending in a more valuable manner. The north to west bound SH 242 flyover relieved quite a bit of the tie ups that were common before. The need to move forward is evident for the continued mobility of Montgomery County."
The new flyover will divert traffic from the heavily used intersection, which provides access to hospitals, medical offices, restaurants, churches, schools and residential complexes. The press release states a traffic study identified 53,000 vehicles using the intersection daily.
No starting date for construction of the flyover was listed on the press release. The original pair of flyovers for the intersection were completed in 2015.
