Ralph Fair Road in Fair Oaks Ranch considered for speed limit reduction

Ralph Fair Road is one of the primary thoroughfares running through the city of Fair Oaks Ranch. Texas Department of Transportation representatives shared an update on its road construction with Fair Oaks Ranch City Council on Dec. 4, including a potential speed limit reduction within the city limits and the final phase of bridge work.

TxDOT representatives told City Council that the speed limit along Ralph Fair Road near Fair Oaks Ranch could be reduced from 55 mph to 50 mph. The process for the reduction is expected to take a few months, with implementation taking place around April if approved at the state level.

What else?

The bridge construction along Ralph Fair Road is planned to shift traffic lanes during the week of Dec. 8. Traffic along the bridge has been utilizing the northbound lane, and the pattern is planned to shift drivers to the southbound lane.

This is the last traffic switch of the project, and the new traffic pattern will be effective until the project's completion in March.

The closures are part of the FM 3351 corridor project, which aims to expand the roadway from I-10 to SH 46.

Proposed projects along FM 3351 include the construction of the roadway from I-10 to Desperado Way, which will expand the section of road to a four-to-six-lane roadway with a 10-foot shared-use path, and from Desperado Way to SH 46, which does not have a determined number of travel lanes, according to TxDOT.