Transportation
BY HALEY MCLEOD
RM 620 overpasses in Round Rock now open Overpasses along RM 620 at both Chisholm Trail Road and Lake Creek Drive opened for use Nov. 13. The details The $27.4 million project is the product of a conjoined e ort between the Texas Department of Transportation and the city of Round Rock. “It’s important to know that it was a TxDOT construction project, but the vision—as it’s operating today—was all Round Rock,” said Gary Hudder, Round Rock director of transportation. The road work encompassed the segment of RM 620 from Deep Wood Drive to I-35, with improvements intended to increase safety and reduce travel times during high tra c periods in the area, according to city information. Construction began in March 2020 and was initially supposed to be completed within two
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Gattis School Road to see improvements Round Rock City Council approved engi- neering contracts Nov. 16 for improvements to Gattis School Road. The details The road will be widened from four lanes to six. Segments 4 and 5 were awarded to Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, totaling $1.4 million. Construction will begin in fall 2024. A $1.6 million contract for Segment 6 with Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. was approved. The project is set to begin in spring 2024.
Road work on RM 620 near I 35 is expected to be complete by the end of 2023.
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years. However, the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. Improvements include: • Overpasses at Chisholm Trail Road and Lake Creek Drive • Frontage roads both east and westbound • Widened lanes along RM 620 • Increased bicycle and pedestrian accommodations • Chisholm Trail Road roundabout
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