There are several updates to ongoing projects around the Magnolia area. Check them out below. This list is not comprehensive.
FM 1488 median
Project: The project will build a median from Mostyn Drive to I-45.
Update: The project is 90% complete, as of a Jan. 10 update available from the Texas Department of Transportation.
- Timeline: November 2023-second quarter 2026
- Cost: $10.96 million
- Funding sources: federal, state funds
FM 1488 widening through Magnolia
Project: FM 1488 is being widened from two to four lanes with a continuous left-turn lane from FM 1774 to west of FM 149.
Update: This project is 63% complete, according to TxDOT’s Jan. 10 media update.
- Timeline: June 2022-third quarter 2027
- Cost: $48.28 million
- Funding source: state funds
Spur 149 improvements
Project: Between FM 1488 and FM 149, the construction of a hot mix asphalt overlay is taking place on Spur 149.
Update: This project is 90% complete, according to a Jan. 10 media update from TxDOT.
- Timeline: September 2025-fourth quarter 2025
- Cost: $1.1 million
- Funding sources: federal, state funds
Hwy. 242 widening
Project: TxDOT is using the 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 released by TxDOT on Jan. 10, the project being carried out by Posillico Civil Inc. was 74% complete.
- Timeline: Oct. 23, 2023-fourth quarter 2026
- Cost: $29.11 million
- Funding sources: federal, state funds