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Red Line gains second track As part of the MetroRail Red Line improvement projects, Capital Metro implemented additional rail tracks between Lakeline Station and Leander Station. This project included adding dou- ble tracking, to a stretch of track in the midpoint between the Lakeline and Leander stations; replacing the brakes with precast concrete box covers; installing retaining walls; and completing minor utility work. Prior to the double tracking, it was just a single rail track in the area, causing the trains to have to run one at a time. CapMetro completed the project in November and held a ribbon-cutting for the new track Jan. 25. Now, the area will serve as a meeting point, and trains going in either direction can pass through. The project was a part of an eort to run more trains for operational
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Anderson Mill Road widening Phase 2 of the Anderson Mill Road project in Cedar Park began in late January. During construction, existing lanes will remain open. The project includes widening the remaining two-lane sections to four lanes between Cypress Creek Road and Whitestone Boulevard, according to the city. Timeline: January 2023-early 2024 Cost: $7.7 million Funding source: city of Cedar Park
Capital Metro added a second track in Cedar Park between Lakeline Station and Leander Station allowing trains to pass one another. (Courtesy Capital Metro)
exibility and improving head- ways, or the frequency of services, CapMetro Director of Capital Proj- ects King Kaul said. These additional tracks will also be helpful for freight services, Kaul said. The distance between Lakeline Station and Leander Station is about 10 miles, and the project area falls in the middle, starting from Park Street to Discovery Boulevard in Cedar Park. Work on this portion of the project began in October 2021. The project cost approximately $8 million, and was funded by CapMetro.
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Kaul said additional similar projects are in the pipeline along the Red Line. Construction is also underway on McKalla Station behind the Q2 Stadium, and construction on the Broadmoor Station will likely start in July.
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Bagdad Road at Sonny Drive intersection improvements
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF FEB. 17. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT LCPNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. will be implemented at the Bagdad Road and Sonny Drive intersection in Leander. Due to increasing trac along the corridor, the intersection will benet from a light, according to the city. Construction is about 40% completed. Timeline: December 2022-fall 2023 Cost: $725,000 Funding source: city of Leander A trac signal and other improvements such as an updated pedestrian crossing
Brushy Creek North Fork Trail construction began in February The city of Cedar Park
at a December Cedar Park City Council meeting. Once completed, the trail will be a 10-foot-wide concrete path. Funding for the $3 million project comes from the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Texas Department of Transportation, Commu- nity Development Corp.
Type B funds and the city of Cedar Park. Construction is antici- pated to last a year. “This connection to the Brushy Creek Trail System provides cyclists and pedestrians yet another safe and scenic connection from the fast-growing northeast section of our town,” Mayor Jim Penniman-Morin said.
started construction on the Brushy Creek North Fork Trail in February. Stretching from Parmer Lane to Brushy Creek Road, the Brushy Creek North Fork Trail project will consist of roughly 3 miles of shared-use trail, Senior Project Manager Marisa McKnight said
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