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• A voluntary association of local
governments, H-GAC provides a regional
forum for cooperative action.
• Created by Texas, role defined by State
and local governments:
– Area Agency on Ageing (12 Counties)
– Job Training (13 Counties)
– Gulf Coast 911 District (8 counties)
– HGACBuy; Energy Purchasing; SBA; and
more.
MPO Planning Area
MPO Counties: Brazoria Fort Bend Waller Montgomery Liberty Chambers Galveston Harris
• In 5 years, most planned residential
growth complete
• Internal roadway network largely
complete
• Some future employment growth
• Much greater growth outside The
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The Woodlands 5 Mile Growth Ring
• Orderly and predictable
development of road network
• Reduce congestion and delay
• Reduce impact of new
development on existing residents
and businesses
• Reduce public cost of major street
improvements
• Long range (50+ years)
• Identifies type and general location
of future roadways
• Preserves transportation corridors
(i.e. right-of-way)
• Guides future development
• Promotes connectivity and design uniformity
• Specific alignment of roadways
• List of construction projects
• Prioritized list of projects
• Set timeframe for project
completion
• Promise to build roads
• Commitment of public funds
South County Mobility Plan • Montgomery County Precinct 3
• The Woodlands Township
• Shenandoah
• Oak Ridge North
• Texas Department of Transportation
• Woodlands Road Utility District #1
Montgomery County Thoroughfare Plan • Montgomery County
• Conroe
• TxDOT
SCMP MCTP
Planning horizon Short + Long Term Long Term
Cost $500,000 $300,000
Specific Projects Yes No
Project Cost Estimates Yes No
Prioritized List of Projects Yes No
Implementation Timeline Yes No
Public Participation Yes Yes
Short Term Key Corridor Recommendations: 16 roadway projects on 9 roads for $207 M
Short Term Other Recommendations: 15 roadway projects and 13 studies on 22 roads
for $158 M (Includes IH 45 Study)
15 intersection, traffic management and bicycle
improvement projects for $10 M
Long Term Recommendations: 40 roadway projects on 24 roads for $1,208 M
14 bicycle/pedestrian corridors for $31M
Thoroughfare Plan Updates East of I-45
• City and County thoroughfare plans
• The South County Mobility Plan
• Data Collection and Analysis
Traffic congestion
Traffic generators
Man-made and natural barriers
• Input from focus groups, public meetings and elected officials
• Population and employment growth
• Lack of N/S and E/W roads across the
county
•Congestion on IH 45; access to IH 69
and SH 99
• Lack of roadway connectivity
• San Jacinto River
• Significant floodway and 100-year
floodplain
SCMP • Website
• Business Owners Open House
• Bicycle Focus Group
• Questionnaires/Comment Cards
• Elected Official Briefings
• Advertised Public Meetings: Shenandoah and Oak Ridge
North
MCTP • Website
• Focus Groups: 10
• July 2014 – Data Gathering
• September 2015 – Draft Thoroughfare Plan feedback
• Commissioners Court Briefings: 4
• Advertised Public Meetings: Conroe, Shenandoah, New Caney and Magnolia
Recurring Comments
• Opposition to: extension of W. Tamina, Aldine-
Westfield and Peoples Road
• Support for: Superior Road, Woodlands
Parkway, Old Conroe Road, Magnolia
loop/Magnolia bypass, Loop around Conroe
• Need alternatives to IH 45 throughout the
county
• Concern over the number San Jacinto River
crossings
Issues addressed
Opposition to thoroughfare through
Cimarron Country Plan was modified –
• Honea-Egypt was ended at Corrolla • W. Tamina was not extended north
Opposition to Aldine-Westfield
extension via Scarlet Oak Trail Plan was not modified –
• Aldine Westfield/Scarlet Oaks Trail is
Major Thoroughfare (1979)
• Developer dedicated 100’ of ROW
to county
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1. Woodlands Parkway Extension to SH 249 • This corridor has been in the Montgomery County
Thoroughfare Plan continuously since 1979.
2. Branch Crossing Extension to FM 1488 • This corridor is in the City of Conroe’s Thoroughfare Plan
and was carried forward to the MCTP.
3. Gosling Road Extension north of SH 242 toward the City of Conroe • This proposal was in the South County Mobility Plan and
Conroe’s Thoroughfare Plan. This corridor has been in the Montgomery County Thoroughfare Plan since 1979.
• SCMP recommends further environmental impact assessment.
4. Grogan’s Mill Extension to SH 242 • Grogans Mill is not extended to SH 242 in either the SCMP
or the MCTP. Grogans Mill merges into Vision Park which
now ends at IH 45.
5. The expansion of Grogan’s Mill Road south
of Woodlands Parkway within the Township • The MCTP is not a list of projects and has not recommend
any road widening projects. It did identify Grogans Mill as
a Major Thoroughfare, as does the City of Houston MTP.
• SCMP recommended the widening of Grogans Mill from
Research Forest to Sawdust.
South County Mobility Plan • Study completed: Sept. 2014
• Public Meeting for recommendations:
September 2014
• Document completed: Sept. 2015
• Plan accepted by Montgomery County,
The Woodlands Township, Shenandoah,
Oak Ridge North and WRUD#1: Sept.-Nov.
2015.
Montgomery County Thoroughfare Plan: • Thoroughfare Map: October 2015
• Public Meetings on Thoroughfare Plan Map draft: Nov. 2015
• Commissioners Court action: January 26, 2016
• Completion of plan documentation: June 2016
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