Check out the latest updates on three Lake Houston-area transportation projects. This list is not comprehensive.
Ongoing projects
Sand Creek Village drainage improvements
Project: Drainage improvements will be made along portions of several roadways in the Sand Creek Village neighborhood, including Crystal Falls Drive, Woodland Ridge Drive, Eagle Creek Drive, Deer Hollow Drive and Highland Laurels Drive.Update: Work resumed in early February on this project after work was paused to relocate a water main to allow for a new storm drainpipe, Houston City Council member Fred Flickinger said in a Feb. 4 newsletter.Timeline: spring 2025-April 3, 2026Cost: $1.52 millionFunding source: city of Houston’s Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal FundNorthpark Drive overpass, reconstruction projectProject: (A) The overpass project will widen Northpark Drive to a six-lane divided roadway between Hwy. 59 and Russell Palmer Road and add an overpass over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and Loop 494. (B) The reconstruction project will reconstruct Northpark Drive to a six-lane divided roadway between Russell Palmer Road and Woodland Hills Drive. The project will also include a pedestrian underpass near Glade Valley Drive.Update: The east-west drainage connection beneath Loop 494 and the railroad tracks has been completed, Flickinger said in the Feb. 4 newsletter. Flickinger noted the connection is an essential step before major bridge and overpass construction can move forward.Timeline: April 2023-fourth quarter 2026 (A), October 2028-2030 (B)Cost: $76.8 million (A), $72.7 million (B)Funding sources: city of Houston, Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority/Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 10FM 1960 widening projectsProject: FM 1960 was widened from a four-lane asphalt roadway to a six-lane divided concrete roadway with a raised median, curbs and gutters, channelized left-turn lanes and five-foot sidewalks on both sides of the roadway. Segment A runs from Business FM 1960 to east of Twigsworth Lane, while Segment B continues to the western approach of the McKay Bridge at Lake Houston.Update: Construction on Segment B wrapped up in December, said Bambi Hall, public information officer for the Texas Department of Transportation via email Feb. 16. Construction is nearing completion on Segment A with all westbound lanes set to open by Feb. 23 and all eastbound lanes expected to open by March 23. Additionally, on Feb. 13 a new traffic signal was activated at FM 1960 and Timber Forest Drive, and all east- and westbound lanes from Timber Forest Drive to east of Twigsworth Lane opened.Timeline: late 2021-March or April 2026Cost: $58.2 million (Segment A), $70 million (Segment B)Funding source: TxDOT
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