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Several road projects are underway in The Woodlands area, including on Robinson Road and Hwy. 242, and work on an I-45 direct connector is slated to start soon.
Ongoing projects
1. I-45 improvements
Project: A direct connector from I-45 from Shenandoah Park Drive to Hwy. 242 will be built, including drainage improvements, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. As of an April update, the project was 1% complete.
Update: The project is slated to begin in 2025, with 683 working days, according to TxDOT.
Project: The project will align Robinson Road across Hanna Road. The project will include realigning a portion of the Union Pacific Railroad, which is crossed by Robinson Road.
Update: Oak Ridge North officials said work on the new railroad crossing at Union Pacific Railroad crossing will begin in late May.
Project: A project to extend David Memorial Drive to Hwy. 242 began in September 2023 under the terms of an interlocal agreement between the city of Shenandoah and Montgomery County.
Update: The first phase of work is completed to the Conroe city limits, engineer John Bleyl said. The remaining $2.5 million portion in the city of Conroe is unscheduled, but it will take seven months to complete once started, Bleyl said. Montgomery County officials said Precinct 4 funds from the May 3 road bond can be used to complete the project.
Project: TxDOT is using 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 in April, the project was 54% complete.
Project: The project will build a median from Mostyn Drive to I-45.
Update: The project is 78% complete, as of the most recent update available from TxDOT.
6. Grogans Mill Road and Research Forest Drive turn lane extension
Project: The project extends the deceleration lane from westbound Research Forest Drive onto northbound Grogans Mill Road.
Update: As of April 9, the paving was complete and the right lane onto northbound Grogans Mill was open, engineer John Bleyl said.
