County Judge ready to implement road bond projects

THE WOODLANDS, TX – Montgomery County Proposition A, otherwise known as the county’s most recent Road Bond, was on the ballot for the May 3 Joint Election. The bond, valued at $480 million, was put forth by all four Montgomery County Commissioners with the thought of sharing the money between the precincts for critical road repair and other infrastructure improvements.

By the end of Election Day, it was apparent that the proposition passed, with 5,760 votes – 52.81% for the proposition and 5,147 – 47.19% – against. Overall, 10,907 votes were cast for this particular proposition out of the 10,995 voters total who hit their polling location or mailed in their ballots. This number of voters represents a turnout of only 2.43% of the 452,309 eligible voters in Montgomery County.

Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough was asked by Woodlands Online about his thoughts on Proposition A passing.

“I’m delighted that the road bond has officially passed; this is a major win for the community and sends a clear message that mobility matters,” he told Woodlands Online. “We are able to make very significant investments as our commissioners have submitted their plans.”

Keough noted that all projects are listed along with maps on the county’s official website at mctx.org.

“Additionally, we’ll be adding a tracker to the site for transparency as people come to see the progress of these projects.”

Precinct 1 road projects include: reconstruct Calvary Rd and Cude Cemetery Rd; extend Farrell Rd; widen Lake Mount Pleasant, Old Dobbin Plantersville, Martin Luther King, Coaltown, Johnson Rd, and Cedar Ln; design and reconstruct Lone Star Pkwy Segment 1; design and rehab Lone Star Pkwy Segment 2; and route studies for Lone Star Pkwy SW Segment and Seven Coves Rd Extension.

Precinct 2 road projects include: work on Hardin Store Rd, Dobbin Huffsmith Rd, Honea Egypt Rd, Old Hwy 105, Goodson Loop, Capitol Hill Rd, Rabon Chapel Rd, Pine Ln, Roberts Cemetery Rd, Old Hockley Rd, Mail Route Rd, Highland Blvd, River Plantation Dr, Kidd Rd, Butera Rd, Wright Rd, Stagecoach Rd, Kuyjendahl Rd, and Woodtrace Blvd; county roads will be reconstructed and/or rebuilt with additional turn lanes and added shoulders if applicable, and intersections will have signals and turn lanes where warranted.

Precinct 3 road projects include: widen Robinson Rd and Kuykendahl Rd; widen and add right turns to 99 Frontage Rd; bridge replacement on Sawdust Rd; shoulder replacements on Woodlands Pkwy, Grogans Mill, Lake Woodlands, Kuykendahl Rd, Research Forest, Cochrans Crossing, North Panther Creek, S Millbend, Flintridge Dr, and N Millbend; and intersection projects that include adding and extending lanes and replacing signals at twelve different major intersections.

Precinct 4 road projects include: widen Sorters Rd, Ford Rd, David Memorial Dr, Galaxy Blvd, Daw Collins Rd, Gene Campbell Rd, Willis Waukegan Rd, Briar Berry Rd, Fostoria Rd, and Old Houston Rd; bridge replacements at Albert Moorehead, Gene Campbell Rd, and Pickering Rd; projects on intersections at Fostoria/Morgan Cemetery, Daw Collins Rd/FM 2920, and Hill and Dale Rd/Tram Rd; and various road reconstruction projects throughout the precinct based on citizen feedback.

Woodlands Online also reached out to Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler for his thoughts on the election results.

"The approval of the road bond gives us the resources to move forward on long-needed infrastructure projects across the county," he told Woodlands Online. "We'll work to ensure the funding is used efficiently and with the community's priorities in mind."