The extension of Medical Complex Drive in Tomball is on track for being completed in the third quarter of 2021, Public Works Director Beth Jones said in an email. The project extends Medical Complex from the intersection of South Persimmon Street and Agg Road to Hufsmith-Kohrville Road as a four-lane boulevard as well as extends South Persimmon to connect Holderrieth Road and FM 2920.
Timeline: June 2020-third quarter 2021
Cost: $18.9 million
Funding sources: city of Tomball 2016 bond funds, Tomball Economic Development Corp.
2. Hufsmith Road upgrades
Harris County Precinct 4 began construction in May on a project that will upgrade Hufsmith Road between Burroughs Park Road and Lakes at Creekside Drive by adding a second access road to Burroughs Park and incorporating intersection improvements and traffic signal modifications as needed. Victoria Bryant, assistant director for Harris County Precinct 4’s Capital Improvement Projects Division, said the project is expected to take about eight months to complete.
Timeline: May 5, 2021-January 2022
Cost: $4.3 million
Funding source: Harris County Precinct 4
3. FM 1488 widening
The Texas Department of Transportation’s project to widen a portion of FM 1488 just west of Magnolia was 20% complete as of June 8. The project will expand FM 1488 from two to four lanes with a continuous left-turn lane between the Waller County line near Joseph Road and FM 1774 in Magnolia. Lindsey Construction Inc. is the contractor.
Timeline: November 2020-first quarter 2023
Cost: $29.79 million
Funding source: TxDOT
4. Holderrieth Road drainage upgrades
Harris County Precinct 4's project to upgrade Holderrieth Road in Tomball from two to four lanes and improve drainage accommodations is in the design phase. The project spans from Hwy. 249 to Hufsmith-Kohrville Road. Precinct 4 officials said in June the goal is to bid the project for construction purposes in second quarter of 2022.
Timeline: TBD
Cost: TBD
Funding source: Harris County Precinct 4
