TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Leander switches gears on Heritage Grove Road City ocials decided to put the ENHANCING HERITAGE GROVE ROAD
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previously planned improvements to Heritage Grove Road on hold after parting ways with Cangshan Cutlery Co., which manufactures premium handcrafted cutlery. In early February, Leander City Council voted to terminate a Chapter 380 economic incentives agreement for the Cangshan Cutlery Co. headquarters project, which was supposed to be located at 204 Heritage Grove Road, Leander. Improvements on Heritage Grove Road were a part of the planned Cang- shan Cutlery facility construction, and when council voted to part ways with the company, it “changed the scope of the project,” city ocials said. The Heritage Grove Road improve- ments project was initially designed to add a center turn lane to the two-lane road, city ocials said. It was intended to improve trac caused by larger vehicles and the future development. Federal Atlas-14 information, which provides rainfall data for stormwater
The full reconstruction of Heritage Grove Road won’t take place as planned. Instead, improvements will be completed through the 2023 street rehabilitation program.
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Improvements under the Cangshan Cutlery Co. project: Cost: $3.2 million • Add a center turn lane to the two-lane road • Lessen trac impacts caused by larger vehicles and future development Old plan
Cost: $437,996 Improvements under 2023 street rehabilitation program: New plan • Renish the surface • Repair the shoulders • Fill potholes • Enhance overall quality of the road
South Bagdad Road and Sonny Drive intersection improvements The city installed and activated a trac signal at the intersection of South Bagdad Road and Sonny Drive in Leander in April. Other recent im- provements to the area include road- way reconstruction, adding raised power lines, sidewalk and curb ramp construction, pavement leveling and restriping, and a new crosswalk. The improvements are expected to enhance the safety and trac ow at this intersection for vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. Timeline: December 2022-April 2023 Cost: $566,000 Funding source: city of Leander
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infrastructure, also required the road to be redesigned. At the April 20 City Council meeting, city sta proposed adding Heritage Grove to the 2023 street rehabilitation program, which will include renishing the surface, repairing the shoulders and lling potholes—improving the overall quality of the road for drivers, ocials said. “Heritage Grove is one of the worst roads that we have in town condition wise, and we are trying
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to attract some great taxpayers out there,” Mayor Christine DeLisle said at the April 20 council meeting. City Council formally approved adding Heritage Grove to the street rehabilitation program during its May 18 meeting.
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