Transportation
BY CHLOE YOUNG
Cedar Park supports study for Ronald Reagan Blvd. tollway Recent action from the Cedar Park City Council may help advance the potential construction of a tollway along Ronald Reagan Boulevard. At a March 27 meeting, council approved a 241 Segment C Segment E 195
The update Five of the six council members and Mayor Jim Penniman-Morin voted to support the CTRMA study. Segment A of the project is estimated to cost $532 million, said Bob Daigh, senior director of infra- structure for Williamson County What council members are saying Council member Heather Jefts expressed concerns about the project before voting against supporting the tra c and revenue study. “‘I’m not sure how [the tollway] helps the citizens... or the businesses of Cedar Park by turning that corridor into what looks like 183,” Jefts said. Some council members said they felt the tra c and revenue study was long overdue. Without the project going through, council member Kevin Harris said he believed the city would experience gridlock amid population growth.
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resolution supporting a tra c and revenue study by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. The study would assess the feasibility of building a toll road along Ronald Reagan Boulevard from Whites- tone Boulevard to I-35. What’s happening Williamson County has proposed transforming Ronald Reagan Boulevard into an eight-lane, controlled-access roadway from RM 1431 in Cedar Park to I-35 in Jarrell. The roughly 30-mile project is broken up into ve segments, including Segment A, running 7.67 miles from RM 1431 to Hwy. 29. The design includes one toll lane in each direction that would widen into two raised toll lanes moving north, said Randy Lueders, the city’s director of engineering and capital projects.
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The new tollway could bring bene ts to the area, including: • Improved general mobility for citizens • Increased mobility for emergency services • Enhanced opportunities for mass transit • Millions saved in maintenance fees
SOURCE: CITY OF CEDAR PARK COMMUNITY IMPACT
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