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Construction will begin on (A) Segment 1—FM 1314 to south of Lowe Road—once utility relocations are completed in October, while (B) Segment 2—south of Lowe Road to Northpark Drive—will go out for bid once utility conflicts are resolved. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact)
Sorters McClellan Road expansion project on hold due to utility conflicts
METRO’s board of directors approved the Veteran Owned Business Enterprise and Disability Owned Enterprise programs during its Sept. 22 meeting. (Courtesy Pexels)
METRO introduces programs to support businesses owned by veterans, those with disabilities
Example of road needing full reconstruction in McKinney. (Grant Johnson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Sales tax solution to fund McKinney road projects, spur economic development
Multiple projects are ongoing along the FM 1488 corridor in Magnolia, the first of which has been ongoing since November 2020. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
3 FM 1488 projects underway in the Magnolia area
Construction workers repair road.
Hwy. 6 reconstruction project in Alvin delayed
Design work is about 60% complete on two projects that involve making improvements to Sawyer and Edwards streets in the Old Sixth Ward, and a timeline from the group organizing the projects suggest they could go out for construction bids in the first quarter of 2023. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Group targeting early 2023 for start of Sawyer, Edwards streets project
The board authorized the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's president and CEO to begin negotiations with NewQuest Properties in regards to a long-term lease on property at Fort Bend Tollway and Hwy. 6. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
METRO eyes location for new Missouri City Park & Ride
Hwy. 242 was being considered for a widening project by Texas Department of Transportation. (Andrew Christman/Community Impact Newspaper)
Township: Hwy. 242 widening in The Woodlands no longer planned by TxDOT
Vehicular traffic will be impacted by sectional road closures while the project is in progress. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Road closure announced for Goodwin Lane and FM 306 northwest frontage road
The agency's capital improvements budget increased 106% from last year with funding for METRONext and new electric buses. (Courtesy METRO)
METRO adopts largest budget in agency history
Oak Ridge North is planning a widening and alignment project for Robinson Road. (Ally Bolender/Community Impact Newspaper)
Tree and shrub clearing begins on Robinson Road widening project in Oak Ridge North
The DCTA board named Paul Cristina the organization's new president and CEO. (Courtesy DCTA)
Denton County Transportation Authority board names new CEO
A new traffic signal is being installed at Juergen and Cypress Rosehill roads. (Courtesy Pexels)
Cypress Rosehill Road widening, traffic signal to be complete this fall
Harris County Precinct 3 is studying a project that would expand West Riley Fuzzel Road from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane concrete boulevard between I-45 to 200 feet west of West Hardy Road. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Harris County Precinct 3 studying West Riley Fuzzel Road expansion
On Sept. 19, Missouri City City Council voted to reject a bid for a widening and improvement project on Sienna Parkway, between the limits of Hwy. 6 to the north and McKeever Road to the south, citing high cost. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Citing high cost, Missouri City City Council rejects bid for Sienna Parkway improvement project
Read down below to see when they will be completed, how much they will cost and who is funding the projects. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Cities of League City, Webster make progress on transportation projects
Read down below for more information on when they will be completed, how much they will cost and who is funding them. (Courtesy HAR)
Fort Bend County makes headway on multiple transportation projects
Person on a smartphone.
TxDOT launches new travel app for Houston
Construction crews with the city of West University Place are planning to switch traffic patterns on Buffalo Speedway during the week of Sept. 19 as work continues on a project to make paving and drainage improvements along the roadway within city limits. (George Wiebe/Community Impact Newspaper)
Traffic switch, lane closures planned between Rice, W. Holcombe boulevards as work continues on Buffalo Speedway