H-GAC hosting public meeting on South County Mobility Study

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- South Montgomery County is experiencing high-paced growth in all areas — jobs; construction of new office, medical and retail buildings; development of new master planned communities on both sides of I-45; and the slated 2015 opening of Grand Parkway segments running from US 290 to US 59. Recognizing the impact that this hyper-activity has on the area’s roadway network, local leaders initiated a study led by the Houston-Galveston Area Council.

H-GAC is working with the cities of Shenandoah and Oak Ridge North, Montgomery County, The Woodlands Road Utility District #1 and The Woodlands Township to identify and analyze the area’s transportation issues.

H-GAC is hosting a public meeting:

Thursday, February 27, 2014
6-8 p.m. Open House
Oak Ridge Baptist Church
500 East Oak Hill Dr., Spring, TX 77386

H-GAC and consultant team representatives will explain why the study is being conducted and display potential improvement tools and techniques along with the measures that will be used to evaluate proposed improvements. A second public meeting slated for the summer will give the public an opportunity to comment on the draft recommended improvements.

The South County Mobility Plan is one of three concurrent studies being conducted by H-GAC to prepare Montgomery County to accommodate extraordinary growth. The website http://montgomerycountymobility.com will post updates on the South County Mobility Plan as well as The Woodlands Township Transit Plan and Montgomery County Thoroughfare Plan.