Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | May 2022

TRACKING CHANGES Several new developments along with road improvements are in the works o Hwy. 71 in the Lake Travis area. Here is a look at those projects and the current trac counts.

Key

Trac counts

Road construction

Development

SERENE HILLS DR.

SPILLMAN RANCH LOOP

620

1,455

5,702

4 5

WILLIE WAY

PALERMO DR.

The Texas Department of Transportation’s 2020 tally of daily vehicle trips along Hwy. 71. Cities use these numbers and projected numbers to determine what, if any, trac mitigation is needed. Trac counts

TORDERA DR.

BEE CAVES RD.

9,671

41,309

HILL COUNTRY GALLERIA

9,115

H A M I L T O N P O O L

1,190

44,891

GREAT DIVIDE DR.

SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

SPANISH OAKS CLUB BLVD.

DEVELOPMENTS

Rapid Express Car Wash Riley's Kennel and Veterinarian

1 2

3 4

5 6

7 8

H-E-B at Serene Hills Covert Dealership

Kwik Chek gas station Summer Moon Coee drive-thru

International School of Texas The Backyard

Village at Spanish Oaks

SOURCES: THE CITIES OF BEE CAVE AND LAKEWAYCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

MAKING SPACE

Lakeway has proposed widening Serene Hills Drive.

The campus will be built on the same site as the existing mid- dle school, which school ocials acquired land for in 2020. Elementary students are still at the school’s original campus at 4402 Hud- son Bend, Austin. The new development will house both middle and elementary students at one campus. Development for the performing arts and athletics center is scheduled to be complete by the end of this year, followed by the academic building and main campus in 2023. Just down the road from the school, a few smaller projects in the Bella Colinas Commercial Subdivision are underway in Bee Cave’s extraterrito- rial jurisdiction. These are for Riley’s Ranch Pet Resort, a drive-thru Summer Moon Coee shop, Rapid Express Car Wash and a Kwik Chek gas station and con- venience store. The Kwik Chek and Rapid Express Car Wash are under construction. Riley’s Ranch Kennel is pending site approval, and the Summer Moon are under building plan review.

benet. There is a quality of life per- spective here; we ideally would just have you stay in town and take an Uber or walk and get your entertain- ment in your own town,” Garza said. Farther west down Hwy. 71, the ini- tial phase of the Covert car dealership is expected to be completed by late 2022, Covert Austin Principal Partner Philip Robinson said. The Covert family plans for the dealership to contain storefronts for Buick, Cadillac, Chrysler, Dodge, GMC and Jeep, Robinson said. He said the company is hoping to open the new location late this year or Another piece of property that is planned to be developed yet has no immediate timeframe is the HEB land on 21 acres at the northwest cor- ner of Hwy. 71 and Serene Hills Drive. The nal plat was approved by Lakeway City Council on Sept. 20. As for the International School of Texas, it is set to break ground this spring on a 40,000-square-foot main campus at 15506W. Hwy. 71, Bee Cave. in early 2023. In the pipeline

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Retail shops, a luxury hotel and spa, restaurants and public parking are some amenities people can expect to see at The Village at Spanish Oaks, according to Creveling and Bolinger. The nal plat for The Village at Spanish Oaks was approved by Bee Cave City Council on March 22. Another project that has already broken ground is The Backyard, just across Hwy. 71 from The Village at Spanish Oaks. The Backyard, also a multiuse development, sits on 35 acres and includes a 3,700 seat amphitheater, a dance hall, a hotel and shopping, according to documents the devel- oper submitted to Bee Cave. The development is expected to oer 12 food, beverage, music and cultural oerings across its property. Garza said he foresees The Back- yard being a draw for families coming to town for the weekend and shop- ping local businesses. “A vast majority of the local econ- omy is based on protecting our sales tax,” he said. “Things like this are a

Proposed widening Proposed sidewalks

SERENE ESTATES DR.

RINGTRIAL STREAM DR.

SERENE HILLS DR.

H-E-B at Serene Hills

SOURCE: CITY OF LAKEWAY COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPERS

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