New Kuykendahl bridge lane open

COunty officials will open one lane of the new Kuykendahl Road bridge, seen here before the new lanes added, today with plans to open all new lanes by next week. COunty officials will open one lane of the new Kuykendahl Road bridge, seen here before the new lanes added, today with plans to open all new lanes by next week. Photo: David Hopper, Freelance Photo: David Hopper, Freelance Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close New Kuykendahl bridge lane open 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Montgomery County officials opened one lane of the new Kuykendahl Road bridge over Spring Creek Thursday with plans to open the remaining lane June 30.

Matt Beasley, chief of staff for the Precinct 3 Commissioner's Office, said the $6 million project is complete except for a few minor things that will be wrapped up by next week.

The project, which began in October, added a separate two-lane bridge for southbound traffic on the west side of the bridge. There now will be two lanes, instead of one, in each direction when the bridge fully opens. The existing two-lane bridge will become solely northbound lanes.

The project is a collaboration between the county, The Woodlands Road Utility District No, 1 and Harris County Precinct 4.

"The (older bridge) will be power-washed," said Beasley, noting Harris and Montgomery counties will share in the cost of that effort.