Healthy Expansion In The Woodlands And Northern Houston Suburbs
Millions of dollars are flowing into areas just north of Houston as a result of local entities and businesses receiving grants and contracts through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The Brazos Transit District (BTD) is receiving the second largest segment of funds in Montgomery County, next to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
Brazos Transit is receiving $1.67 million to construct a marina for The Woodlands water taxis and maintenance facility for its buses, as well as $2.3 million to expand the Sterling Ridge Park and Ride, said John McBeth, president of BTD.
Expanding the Sterling Ridge Park and Ride from 200 spaces to 1,000 is on the top of the BTD list and the organization already has $1.4 million going toward the project from the Houston Galveston Area Council. The buildout should address today’s demand and future need until 2020.
BTD is expected to award a bid for the job next week and construction should begin in mid-December. Completion should be 180 days from the start date and the project should create 35-45 jobs during that period.
TxDOT received $4.91 million to widen Loop 494 from US 59 to Kingwood Dr. and $555,792 for drainage improvements on FM 1314 from 0.2 miles northwest of Mills Rd. to 0.1 miles southeast of Mills Rd.
Groundbreaking has been held for Lone Star College-Montgomery’s three new instructional buildings — the Health Science Center, the General Academic Center, and the Music Hall.
In the 14-year history of LSC-Montgomery, enrollment has more than tripled from 3,200 students the first semester to 11,000 students this semester, LSC-Montgomery President Austin Lane said. “In all that time, only one building has been added,” he said. “Now, in the short period of 14 months, we will add 155,000 square feet.”
With the three new buildings and a new parking garage under construction, the campus will be 80 percent larger than its original footprint.
The 75,000-sfGeneral Academic Center will hold 40 general classrooms, computer labs and two language labs. It will be located south of Building F near the University Center.
The 60,000-sf Health Science Center will be connected to the north side of Building B with a shared lobby and atrium.
A 175-seat, 3,000-sf recital hall will sit inside the new 20,000-sf Music Hall, which will connect to the east side of Building D with a covered walkway. The building also will contain a 2,350-sf band hall, a 1,400-sf choir hall and five faculty offices.
All three facilities will be completed by December 2010. The projects kick off construction system-wide from the $420 million bond approved by voters in May 2008. The 2008 bond calls for more than 1 million sf of new facilities system-wide, which is more than double the size of most Texas junior colleges, LSCS Chancellor Richard Carpenter said.
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