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Thursday in Navasota, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is holding an open house and a public hearing on the proposed alignment of the Aggie Expressway…officially known as the Highway 249 toll road.
Since last October, TxDOT has changed a portion of the alignment in Grimes County to avoid grave sites and impact to streams. Two alignment options for the toll road between Grimes County roads 304 and 306 will be presented.
Thursday’s public hearing starts at 6:30 in the Navasota Junior High School gym, following an open house at 5:30 in the cafeteria.
According to the TxDOT website, construction could start next summer on the ten mile roadway.
The proposed project includes a two-lane roadway with shoulders and a passing lane in alternating directions that would accommodate future widening to a four-lane divided roadway. The typical right-of-way width would be 400-450 feet.
The proposed two-lane roadway will be tolled. In addition, two-lane, one-way, non-tolled frontage roads would be constructed along approximately five miles of the proposed project (from Urbanosky Road to west of CR 304).
Depending on the final alternative, approximately 623-658 acres of new right of way would be required. No displacements would be required.
Click HERE to be directed to the TxDOT SH 249 public hearing website.
Click HERE to be directed to the TxDOT SH 249 project website.
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