TRANSPORTATION
Updates on key projects
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OTHER PROJECTS TO FOLLOW IN 2022
TOP STORIES TO WATCH IN 2022
RM620widens gateway towesternRoundRock
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BY BROOKE SJOBERG
Access to western Round Rock and Brushy Creek via RM 620 will be enhanced following the completion of a ve-stage transportation project in 2023. RM 620, a gateway to western Round Rock, Brushy Creek and Cedar Park from I-35, will eventually include an overpass, frontage lanes and a roundabout. The eastbound frontage lane is expected to be complete by spring 2022, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The project is currently in Phase 2 of 5, although TxDOT has stated that construction phases may proceed out of order. Work on the roundabout commenced in summer 2021, and portions of it are expected to be completed in spring 2022. Also included in Phase 2 of the project is the widening of Lake Creek Drive, portions of the Chisholm Trail Road roundabout, eastbound main lanes and eastbound frontage lanes. Crews are working on the substructure for the bridge that will cross the roundabout and rail line as well as pour- ing concrete on driveways along the eastbound frontage road, according to TxDOT. When completed, RM 620 will look radically dierent from its previous status as a four-lane roadway. The complete project plan calls for ground-level east and west- bound lanes, overpasses over Lake Creek and Chisholm Trail, and improvements to pedestrian and bicycle access. Phase 2 is expected to nish in spring 2022, to be followed by Phase 4 in the summer. This phase will include the construction of main lanes
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South Mays Street gateway enhancements
A project to enhance the South Mays Street corridor is in the nal stages of design. The main part of the project extends from McNeil Road south to Mays Crossing Drive. Timeline: early 2022-TBD Cost: $1.65 Million Funding source: city of Round Rock
Project leaders said construction for the RM 620 widening project will nish in mid-2023.
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between Lake Creek and Deep Wood Drive. A majority of the frontage roads will be complete by the time Phase 4 begins, according to TxDOT. The project is a partnership among the city of Round Rock, TxDOT and Williamson County to address issues of trac congestion from Deep Wood Drive to I-35. Timeline: February 2020-mid-2023 Cost: $27.4 million Funding sources : city of Round Rock, TxDOT, Williamson County
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Red Bud Lane South—Evergreen Drive to Gattis School Road The two-lane roadway will be expanded to a ve-lane divided arterial with a continuous left-turn lane. Construction will begin in 2023 with design set for completion in 2022. Timeline: construction in 2023 Cost: $18.7 million Funding source: city of Round Rock
Kenney Fort Boulevard construction project to extend roadwaywill continue throughout 2022
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BY BROOKE SJOBERG
GATTIS SCHOOL RD.
Abrams LP during the Sept. 23 City Council meeting, where Transpor- tation Director Gary Hudder said it would be one of few north-south routes in the city with a minimal number of intersections. He said the extension project is expected to ease north-south trac congestion to some degree, as non-I-35 options between University Boulevard and SH 45 N are limited to Mays Street, A.W. Grimes Boulevard and Red Bud Lane. “The nice thing about a project like this is it’s what we call a greeneld project, the vast majority of it is built where there’s no trac,” Hudder said during the packet brieng Sept. 21. “There’s no conict, so the contractor can move through without a lot of
The extension of Kenney Fort Boulevard will provide an additional north-south route through the city of Round Rock, connecting Hwy. 79 and SH 45 N. The second and third segments of the project will eliminate a gap in the city’s transportation net- work, enhancing mobility, according to the city. When completed, Kenney Fort will be a limited-access six-lane divided major arterial, according to plans for the project. Additionally, connections to the Brushy Creek Trail System and Old Settler’s Park via sidewalks and shared-use paths will also be made. The construction and engineering contract for Sections 2 and 3 of the thoroughfare was awarded to J.D.
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headaches. The biggest issues for us are going to be intersection design.” According to the city, preliminary work on the extension project is currently underway by the contrac- tor, with construction expected to commence in January and continue for 18 months. Timeline : January 2022-mid 2023 Cost: $23.41 million Funding sources: city of Round Rock, Texas Department of Transportation, Williamson County
North Mays Street widening Two segments of Mays Street— from Paloma Drive to Steam Way, and Oakmont Drive to south of the University Drive-Oakmont intersection—will be widened to a ve- lane roadway with 6-foot sidewalks on the east side and 10-foot shared-use pathways on the west side. Timeline: TBD Cost: estimated at $3.5 million-$4 million Funding source: city of Round Rock
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