Hwy. 249, FM 1774 lane closures to know in Tomball, Magnolia this week, Sept. 16-20

There are a few lane closures in the Tomball and Magnolia area this week, Sept. 16-20.

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By Kara McIntyre | 5:40 PM Sep 16, 2019 CDT

The Houston TranStar database indicates several lane closures in the Tomball and Magnolia areas this week, Sept. 16-20.

Hwy. 249

One alternate lane of the northbound frontage road from FM 2920 to Spring Creek in Tomball is closed daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 to Friday, Sept. 20.

One alternate lane of the southbound frontage road from Spring Creek in Tomball to FM 2920 is closed daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 to Friday, Sept. 20.

FM 1774

One alternate lane going eastbound and westbound from FM 1488 to Mill Creek Drive is closed daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 to Friday, Sept. 20.

By Kara McIntyre

Kara started with Community Impact Newspaper as the summer intern for the south Houston office in June 2018 after graduating with a bachelor's degree in mass communication from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. She became the reporter for north Houston's Tomball/Magnolia edition in September 2018, moving to Alpharetta in January 2020 after a promotion to be the editor of the Alpharetta/Milton edition, which is Community Impact's first market in Georgia.

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