Upcoming projects
1. I-45 improvements
Project: A direct connector from I-45 from Shenandoah Park Drive to Hwy. 242 will be built, including drainage improvements, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The funding will be 80% federal and 20% state, according to TxDOT.
Update: The project is slated to begin in early 2025, with 683 working days, according to TxDOT.
Timeline: first quarter 2025-third quarter 2029
Cost: $42.63 million
Funding sources: TxDOT, federal funds
2. Grogans Mill Road and Research Forest Drive turn lane extension
Project: The project extends the deceleration lane from westbound Research Forest Drive onto northbound Grogans Mill Road.
Update: The turn lane extension was delayed due to an electrical line conflict and the weather, engineer John Bleyl said.
Timeline: September-early 2025
Cost: $240,000
Funding sources: Montgomery County Precinct 2, TxDOT
Ongoing projects
3. 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: A new railroad crossing at Union Pacific Railroad crossing will be built as part of the realignment effort, but the existing crossing will still be passable until the new crossing is complete, officials said. Officials said at a Jan. 13 Oak Ridge North City Council meeting a May completion date is projected. Concrete pouring on the westbound side of Robinson Road began in December.
Timeline: February 2024-May 2025
Cost: $7.42 million
Funding source: city of Oak Ridge North
4. David Memorial Drive extension
Project: A project to extend David Memorial Drive to Hwy. 242 began in September 2023 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, and the estimate to complete construction is $2.5 million, Bleyl said.
Timeline: September 2023-March (Phase 1), TBD (Phase 2)
Cost: $7.8 million
Funding sources: city of Shenandoah, Montgomery County
5. 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: As of the most recent information available in December, the project was 45% complete.
Timeline: Oct. 23, 2023-fourth quarter 2026
Cost: $29.11 million
Funding sources: federal, state funds
6. Woodlands Parkway and Kuykendahl Road lane improvements
Project: As part of a project to help traffic flow along westbound Woodlands Parkway between Kuykendahl Road and FM 2978, Montgomery County Precinct 3 made several lane improvements. A third thru lane was added just east of Kuykendahl Road to Lake Woodlands Drive. This retained a dedicated right-turn lane onto northbound Kuykendahl Road and a dedicated right-turn lane into Sterling Ridge Village Center.
Update: A new signal pole and mast arm for westbound Woodlands Parkway traffic at Kuykendahl Road will replace a temporary pole and signal heads when equipment arrives in the next several months, officials said Jan. 22.
Timeline: late 2024-first quarter 2025
Cost: $789,663
Funding source: Montgomery County Precinct 3
