A project to add a raised median from Mostyn Drive to I-45 on FM 1488 will go out for bids this month, and other projects are scheduled through 2027. Here is a look at the four projects discussed. Cost estimates are provided on the TxDOT Project Tracker website.
FM 1488 from Mostyn Drive to I-45
Let date: April
Project: raised median
Length: 12.5 miles
Cost: $10.23 million
I-45 from Shenandoah Drive to Hwy. 242
Let date: late 2023
Project: drainage improvements, new northbound-eastbound direct connector, operational improvements
Length: 1.5 miles
Cost estimate: $1.32 million
FM 1488 from FM 2978 to I-45
Let date: September 2027
Project: widen from four to six lanes
Length: 6.7 miles
Cost estimate: $51.94 million
Hwy. 242 from FM 1488 to I-45
Let date: October
Project: widen from four to six lanes with raised median, construct sound walls, create shared used path
Length: 4.5 miles
Cost estimate: $38.58 million
The project for Hwy. 242 includes a proposal for sound walls to reduce noise pollution on a portion of the project as well as three tentative detention ponds that will be maintained by TxDOT.
It also includes a 10-foot-wide shared-use path on the east and north side of Hwy. 242, which includes a pedestrian and bike path.
The sound wall will be voted upon by residents who will be impacted, Connelly said.
