Construction of a 2.5-mile extension to League Line Road began in early March. Once complete, the project is expected to help relieve traffic congestion on FM 3083—which is commonly used by commuters and commercial vehicles to reach the city's industrial park and airport facilities.

The project will extend League Line Road from Hwy. 75 past FM 1484, creating a direct route from Lake Conroe and I-45 to Conroe Park North, the Dieson Technology Park and Lone Star Executive Airport.

The extension will be complete within nine to 12 months and cost about $13.3 million to be paid for by the city and Montgomery County, City Administrator Paul Virgadamo said.

"[The extension] creates another east-to-west corridor through the technology park, industrial park and to the airport," Virgadamo said. "We have quite a few employers at the industrial park, and they have quite a few employees. In the morning time and [also in] the afternoon, traffic is bad on FM 3083."

The project will increase access to the 1,045-acre Conroe Park North industrial park, which has become one of the largest economic drivers for the city since development began in the 1990s, said Fred Welch, executive director of the Greater Conroe Economic Development Council.

The roadway will make it easier for commercial vehicles to enter and exit industrial facilities found along League Line Road, Welch said.

"If you are dispatching a truck right now, you have a long wait to make that turn on [FM] 3083 out of the park," he said. "This will allow almost straight access to the facilities."

The extension will also provide a direct route for corporate travelers to the Lone Star Executive Airport, which has an estimated $33 million annual impact on the local economy, airport Director Scott Smith said.

"For the business aviation passengers, time is money," Smith said. "Anytime that you can get them to their airplane and get them to their destination, it is a savings for their business, so that is a very good thing."

Montgomery County Precinct 1 Commissioner Mike Meador said the facilities are major revenue sources for Montgomery County and Conroe.

"Those developments out there are a huge part of our tax base," Meador said. "They key is moving people from point A to point B."

Meanwhile, FM 3083 is undergoing improvements that should also increase mobility through the area. In October crews finished an expansion of the roadway from two lanes to four lanes between I-45 and the railroad tracks.

The city will also add a grade separation over the railroad tracks and expand the roadway from two lanes to four lanes through Loop 336, Virgadamo said. The Texas Department of Transportation has not assigned a start date for the grade separation, which is pending an agreement with the railroad. The lane expansion remains in early planning stages.