As Katy and Fulshear experience increasing population growth—with Fulshear more than doubling their population since the 2020 census—several construction projects are planned to help alleviate congestion in the area, including a planned widening of I-10 from Snake Creek to Mason Road.

Anticipated to be bid in 2027, the project will widen the six-lane road to 10 lanes, according to project documents from Fort Bend County. This ties into city officials’ goals of funneling drivers to I-10 through expansion projects at Pin Oak Road and Pederson Road, City Administrator Byron Hebert said.

“[Our priority is] mobility, and it’s getting people through the city because of all the growth that’s happening,” Hebert said. “We’ve got to widen all our north-south roads to alleviate the traffic that’s c

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