Road projects in and around Baytown

11 road and drainage projects touch Baytown right now, 4 of them under construction or in implementation: the Garth Road widening from I-10 to Baker Road (four lanes to six, in phases over about eight years), the West Texas Avenue drainage work downtown, the Market Street corridor in design, the SH 146 and I-10 San Jacinto River bridge studies at TxDOT, and the 2025 bond programme — where voters approved the neighbourhood-streets proposition and turned down the Garth Road and Cedar Bayou Lynchburg propositions. Each entry below carries its limits, status and schedule as the source page states them.

See also cross-town drives and what is being built.

Garth Road Widening Project

Limits: I-10 → Baker Road (widening); Baker Road to SH 146 (raised medians and pedestrian/bicycle accommodations)

Reconstructing and widening existing Garth Road from four to six lanes from I-10 to Baker Road. Planned improvements include three 11-foot travel lanes in each direction, a 16-foot noncontinuous raised median, a 6.5-foot sidewalk on one side, a 10-foot shared-use path on the opposite side, and right-turn lanes at select locations. Purpose: facilitate mobility for anticipated population growth in Harris County and enhance safety.

Status: Under construction / multi-phase (Phases A-F); utility and wastewater relocation ongoing; roadway widening between I-10 and Archer Road anticipated February 2026 per page updates
Schedule: Approximate eight-year timeframe across six phases (A-F)
Source: baytown.org · read 2026-09-17

West Texas Avenue Drainage Improvements Project

Limits: Whiting Street → Jones Street (builds on prior Ashbel Street to Jones Street improvements)

Drainage improvement project to enhance storm sewer infrastructure for heavy storm events; includes utility, sidewalk, and roadway upgrades; adds benches, trees, and lighting. Facilitates movement of storm water from local streets to Goose Creek.

Status: Construction underway (Phase I notice to proceed Dec 9, 2024)
Schedule: Construction began Q4 2024; expected completion Q2 2026
Source: baytown.org · read 2026-09-17

Market Street Corridor Project

Limits: Bayway Drive → W. Sterling Avenue

Comprehensive roadway improvement: complete reconstruction featuring concrete median, curbs, sidewalks, and landscaped areas to enhance pedestrian mobility and aesthetics. Supports mobility, population growth, and safety for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists.

Status: Design phase
Schedule: Construction timeline to be provided after designs finalized
Cost: $19,252,000 (estimated total; funded jointly by Harris County and City of Baytown)
Source: baytown.org · read 2026-09-17

Neighborhood Streets / Annual Renewal of Asphalt Streets (2025 GO Bond Proposition B)

Limits: Various neighborhood streets (list on bond page) → Various

Voter-approved mobility/neighborhood streets proposition including annual renewal of asphalt streets and related sidewalk/ADA and signal items.

Status: VOTER APPROVED; city coordinating implementation (see GO Bonds update Jan 2026)
Schedule: Implementation phase as of January 2026 GO Bond update
Cost: $30,450,000 (Proposition B mobility neighborhoods total on bond page; asphalt renewal line $20,000,000)
Source: baytown.org · read 2026-09-17

FY2026 GO Bond Issuance — Neighborhood Streets

Fiscal Year 2026 Bond Issuance table lists Neighborhood Streets under General Obligation Bond - General Fund.

Status: Implementation / debt issuance coordination (Latest GO Bond Update: January 2026)
Schedule: FY2026 issuance planning
Cost: $30,450,000
Source: baytown.org · read 2026-09-17

SH 146 - from FM 518 to FM 517

Limits: FM 518 → FM 517

The TxDOT Houston District is proposing to reconstruct and widen SH 146 from FM 518 to FM 517 in Galveston County, Texas. The proposed project will improve the existing roadway to enhance safety and mobility along the highway by reducing traffic congestion and improving the evacuation capability of the highway in instances of flooding and severe weather.

Status: TxDOT project study / hearing-meeting page (see project page for current phase)
Source: txdot.gov · read 2026-09-17

I-10 at San Jacinto River Bridge Reconstruction

The TxDOT Houston District, is proposing improvements along I-10 at the San Jacinto River from west of Magnolia Street to Thompson Road and Spur 330 from I-10 to Thompson Road in Harris County, Texas, a distance of 4.5 miles. The purpose of the project is to improve traffic flow, increase navigational safety, and enhance roadway network connectivity within the project limits.

Status: TxDOT project study / hearing-meeting page (see project page for current phase)
Source: txdot.gov · read 2026-09-17

I-10 East Planning & Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study

The purpose of the public meeting is to present study findings to date, present reasonable alternatives for improvements, and to receive comments from the public.

Status: TxDOT project study / hearing-meeting page (see project page for current phase)
Source: txdot.gov · read 2026-09-17

Not found on the checked pages: Harris County Precinct 2 Our-Work page describes program areas (roads/sidewalks, flood prevention, partnerships) but did not publish a corridor-specific project table matching SH 146/I-10/Garth/Decker/etc. in extractable HTML. · No project row found on checked official pages specifically naming corridor: Decker Drive · No project row found on checked official pages specifically naming corridor: FM 1942 · No project row found on checked official pages specifically naming corridor: FM 565 · No project row found on checked official pages specifically naming corridor: North Main

Status and dates are copied from the project pages as read; construction schedules move. Send a correction.