[2] The highway, also known locally as College Park Drive, curves to the southeast and passes to the south of W. G. Jones State Forest.

[1] A pair of flyover ramps connecting SH 242 westbound to southbound I-45 and northbound I-45 to westbound SH 242 were constructed in 2015 by the Montgomery County Transportation Program (MCTP).

After a unanimous vote by the Montgomery County Commissioners Court, the tolls on the flyovers were lifted, with ownership and maintenance being transferred to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

[5] Another flyover ramp from northbound I-45 to eastbound SH 242 is scheduled for bidding beginning in August 2024, with construction commencing by the end of the year.

[7][8] Long term plans also include a three-level diamond interchange with an overpass for SH 242 through movements over I-45.