The new I-45 North H-O-V lanes extend almost 18 miles, from FM 1960 to the 336 Loop south of Conroe. One lane runs north, the other runs south, and drivers with at least one passenger will be able to access the lanes 24/7.
“The lane will be just like the regular lane,” says TxDOT’s Deidrea George. “It will not be separated by a barrier. It will be separated by striping.”
And George says it’s that striping work that’s causing the holdup. Crews can only do the work on a weekend but it’s been too wet.
“So anytime there’s any moisture we cannot place that striping down because it just won’t adhere,” adds George. “And so the shelf life of that product just won’t last the years that it’s intended to.”
TxDOT says if the weather holds out, they’ll try to work on the lanes again this weekend.