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Total closure of FM 1488 in Magnolia begins Dec. 3

Nightly closures of FM 1488 at Buddy Riley Boulevard are scheduled from Dec. 3-5. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Nightly closures of FM 1488 at Buddy Riley Boulevard are scheduled from Dec. 3-5. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

Nightly closures of FM 1488 at Buddy Riley Boulevard are scheduled from Dec. 3-5. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

By Anna Lotz | | Updated

East- and westbound lanes of FM 1488 in Magnolia will be closed nightly from 9 p.m.-5 a.m. from Tuesday, Dec. 3, to Thursday, Dec. 5, between Ravenwood Drive and Buddy Riley Boulevard, according to information from the Texas State Highway 249 Extension Project team and the Houston TranStar database. Drivers can detour using FM 149 and FM 1774.


Tags: FM 1488 , FM 149 , FM 1774 , Hwy. 249 , Montgomery County , Magnolia , TxDOT , Lane closures , Texas Department of Transportation
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By Anna Lotz

Anna joined Community Impact Newspaper as a reporter in May 2016 after graduating with a degree in journalism from Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. In July 2017, she transitioned to editor. Anna covers education, local government, transportation, business, real estate development and nonprofits in the Tomball and Magnolia communities. Prior to CI, Anna served as editor-in-chief of Cedars, interned with the National Journalism Center in Washington, D.C., and spent time writing for the Springfield News-Sun and Xenia Daily Gazette.

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