See the latest updates on seven transportation projects across the Conroe and Montgomery area from the Texas Department of Transportation and Montgomery County.

Old Plantersville Road rehabilitation

Project: This project will widen the roadway to 26 feet while replacing all roadway materials. This project is not adding lanes, but widening the existing roadway slightly and adding a shoulder. 

Update: Montgomery County commissioners awarded a construction bid to Larry Young Paving, Inc. on Sept. 10.

• Timeline: estimated start October 2026

• Cost: $3.9 million

• Funding source: Montgomery County road bond funds

Hwy. 105 widening segment 2

Project: Between South Loop 336 and FM 1484, Hwy. 105 is being widened from two to four lanes.

Update: Per TxDOT’s most recent media update, this project is 98% completed.

• Timeline: February 2023-third quarter 2026

• Cost: $52.65 million

• Funding source: state funds

This list is not comprehensive.

Per business officials, The Core Movement Studio is now open in Conroe.

Two-minute impact: The Core Movement Studio is a boutique fitness studio with an emphasis on Pilates, CoreAlign, the Gyrotonic expansion method and more. The studio works with clients of different fitness levels and age groups from 16 and up.

Group classes run from Monday-Friday and the studio offers one-on-one, duo or trio private sessions for rehabilitation or personal training.

The Houston Airport System will host its first Flavor Fest, allowing non-travelers to sample airport cuisine to benefit Wings of Compassion, an organization providing temporary financial aid to airport system employees experiencing hardship.

The details: Tickets cost $30 per person and include validated parking. Because both events take place in pre-security areas, attendees do not need a flight or boarding pass.

The events will take place:

• Nov. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at William P. Hobby Airport, with parking in the Blue Garage. Participating restaurants include Killen's BBQ, Common Bond and Velvet Taco.

• Nov. 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, with parking in the CDE Garage. Participating restaurants include El Tiempo Cantina, The Annie and Little Purse Dumpling Den.

The festival will feature food and drinks, a live chef competition, People's Choice voting, live entertainment and retail partner giveaways.

Texas environmental regulators have continued processing certain data center permits in the month since Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a permitting pause, according to a new report from FracTracker, an oil and gas watchdog group.

The details: Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality last month to "halt all permits sought by data centers" while the Electric Reliability Council of Texas audits proposed projects.

Yet as of Oct. 16, the TCEQ had moved at least 35 data center-related applications forward, per an analysis of TCEQ records.

Zooming in: The agency has issued public notices for three data center projects since Abbott ordered the pause Sept. 21. It also approved stormwater coverage, certified air emissions limits or assigned engineers to other projects.

"No permits have been approved," Andrew Mahaleris, the governor's press secretary, said Oct. 20. "In line with the governor’s directive, TCEQ has not taken and will not take any proactive actions related to the approval of data center permits."

"These actions do not signal an agency trying to pause," FracTracker said in the report.