Looking for road updates in your neighborhood? Harris County Precinct 4’s Capital Improvement Projects division has you covered. This month, we’re spotlighting a few of the major projects in the Klein/Champions area. Check out some of the projects below.

Champions Drive between FM 1960 and Cypress Creek

Champion Drive is a joint participation roadway and drainage improvement project with Champions Municipal Utility District to upgrade the two-lane asphalt roadway to a two-lane concrete pavement section with an appropriate drainage system. Precinct 4 seeks to begin construction on the project this summer.

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvements – Spring Cypress Road Corridor between Telge Road and FM 2920

Proposed improvements include the installation of traffic signal systems on Spring Cypress Road at Chaseloch Street, Glenn Haven Estates Drive, Carrot Street/Stone Forest Drive and Foster Road, including median modifications, turn lane improvements, installation of fiber optic interconnect along the corridor and battery back-up systems for existing traffic signal systems along the Spring Cypress Road corridor.

The project is part of the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) managed by Harris County and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). TxDOT will fund 80 percent of the construction costs of the project and Harris County will fund the study, design, and 20 percent of the construction costs. The project is currently in the design phase.

Gleannloch Forest Drive between 1,400 feet south of the Grand Parkway and the Grand Parkway

Gleannloch Forest Drive is in the design phase and could begin as early as the third quarter of 2018. Improvements include upgrading the existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane concrete boulevard section.

This is a joint participation project between Harris County, Harris County Municipal Utility District 367, and Harris County Municipal Utility District 383.

Hufsmith-Kohrville Road Segment 2 between Hollow Glen Lane and Ezekiel Road

Hufsmith-Kohrville Road Segment 2 is currently in the design phase and Precinct 4’s goal is to seek bid authorization in the fourth quarter of 2018. Proposed improvements include upgrading Hufsmith-Kohrville Road as a four-lane concrete boulevard section with traffic signals installed at Lacey Road and Ezekiel Road.

Hufsmith-Kohrville Road Segment 3 between Ezekiel Road and Holderrieth Road

Hufsmith-Kohrville Road Segment 3 is currently in the design phase and work could begin as early as the second quarter of 2019. Proposed improvements include upgrading Hufsmith-Kohrville Road as a four-lane concrete boulevard section with traffic signals installed at Woodland Shore Drive.

Louetta Road at Strack Drive Traffic Signal

Precinct 4 recently initiated the Louetta Road at Strack Road traffic signalization project. Project development (design and construction) will take approximately 9 to12 months to accomplish. Proposed improvements include the installation of a traffic signal system with pedestrian accommodations.

Spring Cypress Road at Senterra Lakes Boulevard Traffic Signal

Precinct 4 recently initiated the Spring Cypress Road at Senterra Lakes Boulevard traffic signalization project. Project development (design and construction) will take approximately 9 to 12 months to accomplish. Proposed improvements include the installation of a traffic signal system with pedestrian accommodations.

Stuebner Airline Road Segment C between FM 2920 and Northeast of the Grand Parkway

Proposed improvements include extending Stuebner Airline Road between FM 2920 and the Grand Parkway as a four-lane concrete pavement system and upgrading the existing Spring Stuebner Road as a four-lane concrete pavement section between the Grand Parkway and 1,500 feet northeast of the Grand Parkway. Harris County Commissioners Court is expected to execute an agreement with the consultant to accomplish the study and design phase engineering services in June.