Completed projects
1. Holderrieth Road widening
Project: Holderrieth Road was widened from two to four lanes between Hwy. 249 and west of Hufsmith-Kohrville Road.
Update: This project is now complete, according to an Oct. 16 news release from Harris County Precinct 3.
- Timeline: March 2023-October 2024
- Cost: $31.4 million
- Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3, Texas General Land Office
2. FM 1488 widening west of Magnolia
Project: FM 1488 is being widened from two to four lanes with a continuous left-turn lane between the Waller County line and FM 1774.
Update: This project is 91% completed, according to a Sept. 16 media update from the Texas Department of Transportation.
- Timeline: November 2020-fourth quarter 2024
- Cost: $35.35 million
- Funding source: state funds
Project: Between FM 1774 and west of FM 149 in Magnolia, FM 1488 is being widened from two to four lanes with a continuous left-turn lane.
Update: According to a Sept. 16 media update from TxDOT, this project is 52% completed.
- Timeline: June 2022-first quarter 2025
- Cost: $48.28 milion
- Funding source: state funds
Project: Using existing right of way, TxDOT is widening Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 and restriping the intersections.
Update: This project is 34% complete, according to a Sept. 16 media update from TxDOT.
- Timeline: October 2023-first quarter 2026
- Cost: $29.11 million
- Funding source: federal, state funds
5. Eastbound flyover construction on Hwy. 242
Project: Montgomery County commissioners and TxDOT are funding the construction of a flyover from northbound I-45 to eastbound Hwy. 242.
Update: As of the most recent update available Oct. 2, the TxDOT project tracker listed the project as ready to bid on Sept. 1, and $268,054 had been spent on project engineering and construction.
- Timeline: late 2024-TBD
- Cost: $19.1 million
- Funding source: Montgomery County, federal funds
