Rayford Road Project Progressing Steadily
- The Rayford Road widening and overpass project remains on schedule for completion in 2019. Progress has been steady, despite the fact that there have been 138 days with recorded rainfall totaling more than 106 inches of rain since the project started in mid-2017.
- Construction crews are working diligently to install the storm drainage system, which will be followed by road-widening work. Expect more barriers and lane closures as the storm boxes are installed and the road is completed. The Union Pacific Railroad bridge westbound lanes also are nearing completion as crews finalize the concrete pavement and curb.
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Looking west down onto Rayford Road from the UPRR Bridge.
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View from the ground looking up at the UPRR Bridge.
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- Crews are currently working between East and West Hawthorne installing storm drainage pipes.
Weekend Closure of Rayford Road:
- Residents and drivers can expect a full weekend closure of Rayford Road at in the near future. This closure is necessary to install the large junction boxes connecting the storm drainage from north Rayford to south Rayford allowing the water to flow all the way to the outfall at Spring Creek. Our office will communicate the exact dates/times via social media, the Precinct 3 website and through signs along Rayford Road once those are confirmed. The work will commence, weather permitting, after a residential/commercial water line is relocated. The closure will start on a Friday night and be completed before Monday morning. Please plan for alternative routes.
- A major challenge of this project has been relocation of all of the utility lines running along the right of way next to the eastbound lanes. From phone to gas, water and electric, these lines have been moved one by one, and these companies will not start relocation until dirt is being turned on a project. The concrete barriers along Rayford Road at this time have been there to protect these crews from the vehicle traffic.
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Temporary traffic shifts on Rayford Road:
- The outside westbound lane on Rayford Road is closed from the UPRR to Geneva Drive in order for crews to place concrete barriers as they install 1,900 linear feet of concrete boxes for drainage along the westbound side of the road.
- There are still two open lanes of traffic in each direction. The installation of the box culverts is anticipated to take a minimum of six weeks. Once the box culverts are installed, Rayford Road will be widened on the westbound side.
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Alternating Lane Closures as Needed:
- Eastbound and westbound temporary lane closures will occur from Richards Road to the Grand Parkway, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday for the duration of the project (there may be some Saturday lane closures for utility work).
Thank you for your patience while construction crews continue to work as quickly and safely as possible. We recognize that construction can cause inconveniences, and we appreciate your understanding during this process. Please follow all road signs, pay attention to barriers and watch for crew members in the right of way.
Plan ahead, stay alert and drive safely!
Sign up for email updates
here,
and please direct questions regarding the project via email to
[email protected] or phone at (281) 624-6326.
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Six Pines Closure South of Parkway
- Six Pines, south of Woodlands Parkway, is scheduled to be closed from 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29, in order to pour concrete for the eastbound lane and turn lane at that intersection along Woodlands Parkway.
- This closure will not affect east-west traffic along Woodlands Parkway or vehicles using Six Pines north of Woodlands Parkway.
- This will be the first of three -weekend intersection closures in the coming weeks, as concrete pouring will follow at Woodstead Court and Many Pines along the eastbound lanes.
- Once the eastbound lanes are completed, crews will begin pouring concrete on the westbound side.
- This project is estimated to be complete by April 2019.
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- Woodlands Parkway is in the process of being widened from six to eight lanes just west of I-45 to 0.5 miles west of Grogan’s Mill Road.
- It adds one full lane in each direction to provide better mobility along Woodlands Parkway. There will be dedicated right-turn lanes and acceleration lanes at all major intersections.
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Concrete pouring progress along eastbound Woodlands Parkway near Six Pines
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Elan Boulevard and Birnham Woods projects making great progress!
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These two projects along with the ongoing Rayford Road widening project were identified in the South Montgomery County Mobility study as high-priority needs.
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Elan Boulevard and Aldine Westfield Road Project overview
- The Elan Boulevard and Aldine Westfield Road project includes the construction of concrete lanes, storm sewer infrastructure, intersection left-turn lanes, a traffic signal and drainage ditch construction.
- Elan is being widened to four lanes from Aldine Westfield Road to Birnham Woods Drive. Aldine Westfield Road also is being widened to four lanes from Elan Boulevard to Knoll Oaks Lane.
- A traffic signal will be installed at the intersection of Elan Boulevard and Aldine Westfield.
- This project is estimated to take nine months to complete.
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The Elan Boulevard widening project is moving along at a great pace. The first pour of concrete along Elan already has been completed.
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*Vicinity map-Not to scale
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Birnham Woods Widening Project Overview
- This project consists of the construction of two northbound lanes along Birnham Woods Drive from 500 feet north of Fuller Bluff Drive to 500 feet north of the Elan Boulevard intersection.
- Traffic signals will be constructed at the intersections of Birnham Woods Drive and Legends Run Drive and Birnham Woods Drive and Elan Boulevard.
- A southbound right-turn lane also will be added onto Elan Boulevard with ADA ramps and pedestrian crosswalk features.
- A 3,900-square-foot bridge with riprap slope paving will be constructed over the channel crossing just north of Cedarwood Trace Drive.
- This project is estimated to take 12 months to complete.
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Crews for the Birnham Woods project are currently focusing on the outfall at the bridge along Birnham Woods Drive.
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Commissioner Noack's Northstar Traffic Operations Team published a new website! The website looks to make monitoring current traffic conditions and communicating real-time traffic updates to the public more efficient and user friendly.
The new website includes the Northstar Live Incident Map, updated transit information and emergency preparedness information. To view the updated site, visit
http://mctraffic.org/
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Follow the Montgomery County Northstar Traffic Operations Center on
Facebook and
Twitter for real-time traffic updates/closures.
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From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the hardworking staff members of Precinct 3 received and completed 463 service requests from constituents. These are your tax dollars hard at work! Please contact us if there is anything we can do to better serve you.
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The Precinct 3 Recycling facility is open Monday-Saturday from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. and is closed each day from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for lunch.
The HHW facility is open every Wednesday and third Saturday of the month.
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Montgomery County Mosquito Abatement
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Our Program
Surveillance
— We set traps for mosquitoes and test them for diseases such as the West Nile virus. If disease activity is found we will begin a treatment protocol.
Treatment
— We treat standing water in roadside ditches and in areas where it has pooled temporarily. Bodies of water that are permanent and/or have populations of fish and other natural predators shouldn’t be treated.
Education
— We come to you! We are always happy to conduct a site evaluation at your home and offer advice on how best to deal with the mosquitoes in your yard. We also give talks and can set up educational booths at public events free of charge. Just give us a call!
Help us fight the bite!
There is plenty that you can do to protect yourself and your family from West Nile, Zika and other diseases. It’s easy as long as you think
WET
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ear repellent — every time you go outside. 75 percent of those who contract West Nile never wear repellent.
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liminate standing water — follow the water! Mosquitoes need standing water in order to lay eggs. Check your yard for anything that holds water and dump it out. Mosquitoes can grow in something as small as a bottle cap!
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reat where you can’t drain — use products containing BT or other larvicides to treat standing water you can’t eliminate such as birdbaths, meter boxes or french drains.
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All nature preserves and trails are open.
However, due to significant damage from Harvey, The Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center is closed until further notice.
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Montgomery County offices will be closed Monday, November 12, 2018, in observance of Veterans Day.
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Now on the Precinct 3 website, you can see the breakdown of every road bond project, including the estimated cost, engineering firm and progress. We also added information for other major projects and road improvements, such as striping.
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How does Precinct 3 serve you? We put together a video to show you all of the services provided by Precinct 3.
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James Noack
Commissioner Precinct 3
Montgomery County
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1130 Pruitt Rd
Spring, Texas 77380
281-367-3977
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