1. Grogans Mill Road and Research Forest Drive westbound turn lane extension
Project: The project is extending acceleration and deceleration lanes at Research Forest Drive and Grogans Mill Road. Turn lane improvements earlier this year extended the westbound acceleration lane from southbound Grogans Mill to westbound Research Forest.
Update: Project engineer John Bleyl said Entergy utility pole relocation was completed to resume work for the deceleration lane at the intersection, and work on that phase would take about 60 days after commencing in November. The project is being managed by Montgomery County Precinct 2.
Timeline: January 2023-January 2024
Cost: $240,000
Funding sources: Montgomery County Precinct 2, Texas Department of Transportation
2. Grogans Mill Road and Research Forest Drive eastbound turn lane extension
Project: Montgomery County Precinct 3 began a project in early November to extend the right-turn lane on eastbound Research Forest Drive turning onto southbound Grogans Mill Road, according to a news release. Bleyl said the project is separate from the Precinct 2 project at the westbound intersection.
Update: Work on the project was expected to be completed within a month, according to a news release from Precinct 3. A cost for the project was not immediately available. The right-turn lane will be extended several hundred feet with a short merge lane to alleviate congestion, according to the news release.
Timeline: November-December
Cost: Not available
Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3
3. David Memorial Drive extension
Project: A project to extend David Memorial Drive to Hwy. 242 began in September under the terms of an interlocal agreement between the city of Shenandoah and Montgomery County.
Update: The project is underway and the portion of the extension that will cross the Conroe city limits will be completed when funding is secured.
Timeline: September 2023-July 2024
Cost: $7.8 million
Funding sources: city of Shenandoah, city of Conroe, Montgomery County
4. Hwy. 242 widening
Project: TxDOT will use existing right of way on Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 to widen lanes and restripe the intersections. The project will also include construction of detention ponds.
Update: The project began Oct. 23 when barricades were set, according to TxDOT. The contractor will work on zones consisting of about three intersections at a time, beginning with an area from I-45 to West Campus Drive along the north side of Hwy. 242, according to TxDOT. As of Nov. 17, the first zone had been stripped of grass and excavation for the curb and gutter began.
Timeline: Oct. 23-first quarter 2026
Cost: $28.67 million
Funding sources: federal, state funds
Upcoming project
5. Robinson Road realignment
Project: The project bid to align Robinson Road across Hanna Road was awarded by Oak Ridge North on Oct. 9, and work could start in February, City Manager Heather Neeley said.
Update: On Nov. 13, Oak Ridge North City Council approved a $2 million estimate for work on realigning a portion of the Union Pacific Railroad as part of the project.
Timeline: February 2024-late 2024
Cost: $7.42 million
Funding source: city of Oak Ridge North
Completed projects
6. Grogans Mill left-turn lane extension
Project: Montgomery County Precinct 3 is working with contractor Teamwork Construction to extend the northbound Grogans Mill Road left-turn lane at North Millbend Drive.
Update: The project began in early October and was expected to be completed within several weeks, according to a Precinct 3 news release. It will provide additional turn-lane storage at the intersection to help reduce traffic congestion during peak hours, according to the release. Information on the cost of the project was not immediately available from Precinct 3.
Timeline: October-November
Cost: Not available
Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3
7. Grogans Mill merge lane extension
Project: A project extending the merge lane from the eastbound Woodlands Parkway exit road to southbound Grogans Mill Road was completed and reopened on Nov. 8, according to a Nov. 15 news release from Montgomery County Precinct 3.
Update: The project took two weeks, and it consisted of adding several hundred feet of lane pavement as the road merges onto southbound Grogans Mill, according to the release. A yield sign was replaced with a sign to merge left. The cost of the project was not immediately available from Precinct 3.
Timeline: October-November
Cost: Not available
Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3
