A number of road projects are underway in The Woodlands area, some of which are funded by the 2025 Montgomery County road bond in Precinct 3, while others are ongoing projects from the Texas Department of Transportation. This list is not comprehensive of all projects underway in the area, and details are subject to change.
Upcoming projects
Grand Parkway area improvements
Project: The project will change the center lane on southbound Rayford Road under the Grand Parkway from a thru lane to a shared thru/left-turn lane, among other improvements between Rayford and Benders Landing Boulevard.
Update: Design is 60% complete, and utility relocations are being coordinated. The project will begin construction in 2027.
Ongoing projects
Sawdust Road bridge replacement
Project: The project will raise the bridge and its approaches to East Panther Branch as well as add a pedestrian bridge.
Update: Project design is 60% complete as of Nov. 9, and hydraulic modeling is complete. The county is working on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits.
Timeline: TBD
Cost: TBD
Funding source: Montgomery County road bond
Grogans Mill Road at North Millbend Drive intersection upgrade
Project: The project will redesign the traffic signal and intersection layout, upgrade traffic signal facilities, replace pavement and restripe the intersection.
Update: New signal equipment was scheduled to arrive by the end of November.
Timeline: TBD
Cost: $968,000
Funding source: Montgomery County road bond
Grogans Mill Road at Grogan’s Mill Village Center traffic signal replacement
Project: The traffic signal at the entrance to the Grogan’s Mill Village Center on Grogans Mill Road is being replaced.
Update: Paving is complete and a new signal is expected to arrive by the end of November.
Hwy. 242 landscaping
Project: The Texas Department of Transportation used existing right of way on Hwy. 242 between FM 1488 and I-45 to widen lanes and restripe the intersections, and landscaping development began in September.
Update: According to the most recent report released by TxDOT, the landscaping project by Central North Construction, Inc. is 5% complete.
Completed projects
Rayford Road and Discovery Creek Boulevard left-turn lanes
Project: The project signalized the intersection and constructed left-turn lanes in both directions on Rayford Road.
Update: The project was completed, according to a November update.
Flintridge Drive turn-lane improvements
Project: The project widened westbound Flintridge Drive between South Panther Creek Drive and Gosling Road. It also extended turn-lane storage at the light.
Update: As of a Nov. 9 update, the extension was completed.
