Upcoming projects
Research Forest Drive and Tamina Road expansion at I-45
Project: Research Forest Drive and Tamina Road will be expanded at the intersection of the roadway with I-45.
Update: The Texas Department of Transportation will handle bidding and construction, and late summer is likely the earliest start date, engineer John Bleyl said.
Timeline: late summer-TBD
Cost: $1.67 million
Funding source: TxDOT
Eastbound flyover construction on Hwy. 242
Project: Montgomery County commissioners approved a $19.1 million funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation on June 18 to fund the construction of the flyover from northbound I-45 to eastbound Hwy. 242.
Update: TxDOT was slated to begin the bid process in early August and construction by the end of the year.
Timeline: late 2024-TBD
Cost: $19.1 million
Funding source: Montgomery County, federal funds
Ongoing projects
Robinson Road realignment
Project: The project will align Robinson Road across Hanna Road. The project will include realigning a portion of the Union Pacific Railroad, which is crossed by Robinson Road.
Update: As of July 15, Oak Ridge North officials said temporary paving was being placed for future traffic lane shifts and permanent paving work was beginning through late July. The Union Pacific Railroad water line bore was delayed by UPRR until late July due to rain and ground saturation near the tracks, Oak Ridge North officials said. Work on the west side of the tracks is being completed first, and railroad realignment will completed through separate contractors, officials said.
Timeline: February-late 2024
Cost: $7.42 million
Funding source: city of Oak Ridge North
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 first phase of work is completed to the Conroe city limits, Bleyl said. The remaining portion in the city of Conroe is unscheduled, but it will be needed to complete the project, he said. Funding options for the final section are being explored, Bleyl said in July.
Timeline: September-March (Phase 1), TBD (Phase 2)
Cost: $7.8 million
Funding sources: city of Shenandoah, Montgomery County
Grogans Mill Road and Research Forest Drive turn lane extension
Project: The project is extending the deceleration lane from westbound Research Forest Drive onto northbound Grogans Mill Road.
Update: Bleyl said work was expected to commence in the summer, with bid submissions due July 24.
Timeline: summer-TBD
Cost: $240,000
Funding sources: Montgomery County Precinct 2, TxDOT
Hwy. 242 widening
Project: TxDOT is using existing right of way on Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 to widen lanes and restripe the intersections.
Update: The contractor is working on zones consisting of about three intersections at a time, from the north to the south side, according to TxDOT. As of the most recent information available Aug. 7, the project was 31% complete.
Timeline: Oct. 23, 2023-first quarter 2026
Cost: $29.11 million
Funding sources: federal, state funds
