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Before a project is built, a study must be done to determine if it will fill a transportation need, will not negatively impact the surrounding area and fits the department's overall plan. During the study phase, potential projects are analyzed to determine if they are cost-effective while also efficiently improving mobility. Some of these projects have moved beyond the study phase and are under construction.
| Location | Project | Description |
| Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Liberty and Chambers counties | The REAL Plan | Proposes an agile transportation system connected through mobility hubs that will mitigate some of the region’s most pressing mobility problems and be adaptable to future growth and innovation |
| Brazoria and Harris counties | Mykawa Road | Widen Mykawa Road from two to four lanes from BW 8 West to FM 518 in Harris and Brazoria counties |
| Brazoria and Galveston counties | FM 517 from SH 35 to I-45 | Widen FM 517 to a four-lane divided roadway from SH 35 to I-45 |
| Brazoria County | SH 332 Truss Bridge | Improve historic SH 332 Truss Bridge |
| Brazoria County | FM 523 | Reconstruct and widen FM 523 from SH 332 to FM 1495 |
| Brazoria County | SH 6 Access Management Study | Identify improvements to SH 6 from east of SH 35 to the Brazoria/Galveston County Line |
| Chambers, Harris and Montgomery counties | Planning and Environmental Linkage Studies | Conduct several Planning and Environmental Linkage (PEL) studies in the region |
| Fort Bend, Harris and Waller counties | REAL 2.0 Brookshire-Katy Implementation Plan | Proposes to identify transportation improvements aimed at actualizing the REAL concept |
| Fort Bend and Harris counties | SH 99 | SH 99 from FM 1093 to I-10 |
| Fort Bend County | SH 36 from I-69 South to FM 2218 | Improve SH 36 from I-69 South to FM 2218 |
| Fort Bend County | FM 2977 | Reconstruct and widen FM 2977 from FM 762 to FM 361 |
| Fort Bend County | FM 359 | Widen FM 359 from FM 1093 to Mason Road |
| Fort Bend County | SH 99 Frontage Roads | Construct southbound frontage roads to SH 99 from Cinco Ranch Boulevard to Westheimer Parkway and from Fry Road to FM 1093 |
| Fort Bend County | FM 723 from Ave. D to FM 1093 | Widen FM 723, adding sidewalks and adding a median along some of the roadway |
| Fort Bend County | FM 359 (FM 350 at US 90A) | Improve FM 350 at US 90A and the Union Pacific Railroad |
| Fort Bend County | FM 521 | Improve FM 521 from FM 2234 to SH 6 |
| Fort Bend County | US 90A | Expand US 90A from SH 6 to Loop 762 |
| Fort Bend County | SH 36 | Expand SH 36 from US 59 to FM 2218 |
| Fort Bend, Waller and Harris County | US 90 | Widening of US 90 from I-10 to FM 1463 |
| Galveston County | Seawolf Parkway at Pelican Island Channel Bridge (SH 275 to Seawolf Parkway) | Proposing to replace the existing lift bridge with a new location, fixed-span bridge, in Galveston County |
| Galveston County | I-45 South | Reconstruct and widen I-45 South from south of the causeway bridge to 61st Street on Galveston Island |
| Galveston County | I-45 (FM 1764 to Galveston Causeway) | Reconstruct and widen I-45 from FM 1764 to Galveston Causeway |
| Galveston County | FM 646 | Widen FM 646 from I-45 to Bayshore Boulevard |
| Galveston County | I-45 (NASA 1 Bypass/South FM 518) | Design changes on I-45 from NASA 1 Bypass to south of FM 518 |
| Galveston County | SH 146 from FM 518 to FM 517 | Reconstruct and widen SH 146 from FM 518 to FM 517 |
| Greater Houston Region | Houston District Truck Mobility Study | Study compiling multiple data sources to characterize long‐haul truck activity and mobility between regional gateways and major Port Houston terminals |
| Harris County | BW 8 and SH 225 Direct Connectors | The project involves the construction of direct connector ramps at the interchange of BW 8 and SH 225 |
| Harris County | SH 225 and I-610 East Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study | Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study on approximately 15 miles of SH 225 from I-610 East to SH 146 and approximately 5 miles on I-610 East from Broadway Street to Clinton Drive in Harris County |
| Harris County | I-10 at San Jacinto River Bridge Reconstruction | Proposed improvements along I-10 at the San Jacinto River from west of Magnolia Street to Thompson Road and Spur 330 from I-10 to Thompson Road |
| Harris County | I-10 Inner Katy Corridor | Proposed improvements to the Inner Katy Corridor which is generally located on I-10 between I-610 (the West Loop) and I-45 in Harris County, Texas |
| Harris County | I-10 Katy Improvement Study | Study along I-10 from east of SH 6 to west of SH 99 in Harris County, Texas |
| Harris County | FM 2920 | Widen FM 2920 from BS 249 to I-45 |
| Harris County | Hempstead Road (West of Beltway 8 to East of Interstate 610) | Feasibility study for Hempstead Road, from West of Beltway 8 to East of I-610 in Harris County. |
| Harris County | SH 35 from I-45 to I-610 | Construct a new six to eight lane roadway on a new location between I-45 and I-610, with an interchange connection to I-610 |
| Harris County | FM 2920 from BS 290 to SH 249 | Widen FM 2920 from BS 290 to SH 249 |
| Harris County | SH 249 | Improve SH 249 from BW 8 to I-45 North |
| Harris County | Hempstead Road | Replace three existing railroad overpasses and construction of a six-lane divided street |
| Harris County | SH 6/Clay Road Intersection | Improve SH 6 and Clay Road intersection |
| Harris County | SH 288 | Expand SH 288 from US 59 to CR 60 |
| Harris County | SH 288 Toll Lanes | Toll lanes from US 59 to the Harris County line at Clear Creek |
| Harris County | FM 2100 | Improve FM 2100 from the future SH 99 to Huffman Cleveland Road (North) |
| Harris County | FM 2100 | Improve FM 2100 from Huffman Cleveland Road (North) to FM 1960 |
| Harris County | I-10: SH 6 to FM 359 | Extend use of managed lanes on I-10 from SH 6 to FM 359 |
| Harris County | I-610: FM 521/Almeda Road to Telephone Road | Feasibility study to consider improvements to I-610 from FM 521/Almeda Road to Telephone Road in Harris County |
| Harris County | Greens Road | Widen Greens Road from Aldine-Westfield Road to John F. Kennedy Boulevard |
| Harris County | North Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) | Improve corridor that includes portions of I-10, US 59 and SH 288, Hardy Toll Road and I-610 |
| Harris County | SH 99/Grand Parkway | Construct 180-mile circumferential highway traversing seven counties in the Greater Houston Area |
| Harris/Galveston County | SH 146 | Improve Red Bluff to south of the Galveston/Harris county line |
| Harris/Montgomery counties | I-45N PEL study | Identify issues and goals for the corridor between Beltway 8 in North Houston and 336 South in Conroe |
| Harris/Waller counties | FM 529 | Widen FM 529 from SH 99 to FM 362 in Harris and Waller counties |
| Harris/Waller counties | FM 1488 | Widen FM 1488 between BU 290 and Joseph Road |
| Harris/Waller/Fort Bend counties | 36A | Propose to construct a new transportation facility to serve areas west of the Houston Metropolitan Area |
| Liberty/Montgomery/San Jacinto counties | SH 105 East | Reconstruct and widen SH 105 from 10th Street in Conroe to Loop 105 located in Montgomery, San Jacinto and Liberty counties |
| Montgomery County | FM 1314 Access Management | Conduct an access management study for FM 1314 from SH 242 to SL 494 in Montgomery County |
| Montgomery County | FM 1485 Access Management | Conduct an access management study for FM 1485 from SH 242 to SL 494 |
| Montgomery County | FM 1485 (SH 242 to Kidd Cemetery Road) | Widen FM 1485 from a two-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane divided roadway from SH 242 to Kidd Cemetery Road, |
| Montgomery County | FM 1488 | Reconstruct and widen from Joseph Road to FM 149 |
| Montgomery County | FM 2978 | Improve Conroe-Hufsmith Road to FM 1488 |
| Montgomery County | I-45 at SH 242 | Construct a direct connector from northbound I-45 to eastbound SH 242 in Montgomery County, Texas. |
| Montgomery County | SH 75 | Improve SH 75 in Montgomery County from FM 3038 to FM 2432 (West Powell Street) |
| Montgomery County | SH 242 | Conduct study of SH 242 from I-45 to US 59 in Montgomery County |
| Waller County | Brookshire-Pattison Mobility Study | Identify short–, medium-, and long-term transportation solutions that improve safety, mobility, and sustainability |