Here's the latest on four transportation projects in the New Caney and Porter area. This list is not comprehensive.

Ongoing projects

Loop 494 repairs

  • Project: A nearly 7.6-mile stretch of Loop 494 will be repaired between Via Principale Parkway and Royal Crossing Drive/Northpark Plaza Drive. The project will also include new pavement markings and turn lanes at Knox Road.

  • Update: The project contractor, Durwood Greene Construction Co., began work in August, per a Sept. 4 report from the Texas Department of Transportation.

  • Timeline: August 2026-second quarter of 2027

  • Cost: $5.15 million

  • Funding source: 100% state

FM 1314 rehabilitation

  • Project: A roughly 2.2-mile stretch of FM 1314 will be rehabilitated between Hwy. 242 and north of McQueen Road. The project contractor is R Civil Construction LLC.

  • Update: The project is about 65% complete, per the Sept. 4 TxDOT report.

  • Timeline: first quarter of 2025-fourth quarter of 2028

  • Cost: $31.4 million

  • Funding sources: 80% federal, 20% state

FM 1314 bridge

  • Project: A bridge will be constructed along FM 1314 between Cooper Rose Way and Hwy. 242. The project contractor is R Civil Construction LLC.

  • Update: The project is about 55% complete, per the Sept. 4 TxDOT report.

  • Timeline: first quarter of 2026-first quarter of 2027

  • Cost: $2.24 million

  • Funding source: 100% local

Hwy. 242 landscaping

  • Project: Landscaping work will be completed along Hwy. 242 between I-45 and Hwy. 59. The project contractor is Tight Line Construction, LLC.

  • Update: The project is about 8% complete, per the Sept. 4 TxDOT report.

  • Timeline: August 2026-first quarter of 2027

  • Cost: $1.52 million

  • Funding source: 100% state