Transportation
BY BROOKE SJOBERG
4 Chisholm Trail South Project: Pavement reconstruction, sidewalk upgrades, utility and drainage improvements to Chisholm Trail Road between Sam Bass Road and RM 620. Update: The project will include pedestrian enhancements along the low-water crossing, near the city’s namesake Round Rock. • Timeline: July 2025-September 2026 • Cost: $4.26 million • Funding source: Sales tax revenue 5 Gattis School Road Segment 6 Project: This project will widen the existing four-lane roadway to a six-lane arterial thoroughfare with a raised median between Via Sonoma Trail and Red Bud Lane. Update: Council awarded a construction contract to Smith Contracting Co. in November. • Timeline: Late 2025-late 2027 • Cost: $20.4 million • Funding source: Sales tax revenue 6 Gattis School Road Segment 3 Project: This project includes expanding the existing four-lane roadway to a six-lane divided road with updated pedestrian paths and turn lanes. Update: Construction is underway, with paving expected to take place in 2026. • Timeline: Completion expected in February • Cost: $33 million • Funding sources: Type B sales tax revenue, Road CO bonds, Texas Department of Transportation loan
Round Rock
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CHISHOLM TRAIL RD.
A.W. GRIMES BLVD.
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GEORGETOWN ST.
130 TOLL
KENNEY FORT BLVD.
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DOUBLE CREEK DR.
VIA SONOMA TRAIL
CENTENNIAL PLAZA
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GATTIS SCHOOL RD.
620
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ROUND ROCK WEST PARK
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approved the purchase of 3.7 acres of right of way for the next segment of the road. • Timeline: In design • Cost: $500,000 land purchase • Funding source: Sales tax revenue
Upcoming projects
Completed projects
1 Heritage Trail East Project: The trail will connect Mays Street to Georgetown Street through a future park on the north bank of Brushy Creek. Update: In permitting • Timeline: TBA • Cost: $7.25 million • Funding sources: Self-financed construction fund, grant funding 2 Kenney Fort Boulevard Segments 5 and 6 Project: An extension of Kenney Fort Boulevard to University Boulevard Update: In late September, Round Rock City Council
7 Heritage Trail West Project: This is a 1-mile addition to the Brushy Creek Trail System and links the west side of Round Rock to the city’s downtown via other trails in various stages of completion. • Completed: January 2025 • Cost: $21 million • Funding sources: 2013 bond, grant funds
Ongoing projects
3 Lake Creek Trail Project: Construction of a 10-foot-wide path from Round Rock West Park to Centennial Plaza Update: A bridge connecting the trail on either side of
I-35 was placed in October. • Timeline: 2023-early 2026 • Cost: $2.46 million • Funding source: 2023 Bond
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