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US 183 nightly lane closures underway
foundations and installing LED high- mast lighting. Pavement grinding involves removing part of the road to make it more smooth, Shelton said. She said there are usually 60 workers on the project on any given day, and that number will continue to increase throughout the year. “Residents and drivers can expect to see increasing activity on the US 183 corridor between SH 45 N and MoPac, including construction on the medians and along the front- age roads,” Shelton said. “While constructing a project of this size will include some temporary lane closures, we want to minimize the inconvenience as much as possible.” The project will a ect businesses, but some are not seeing that impact. One such business is Flying Threads Custom Embroidery, located o Research Boulevard at Anderson Mill Road. “So since the construction started, and I do think that they’re doing a lot of it at night, so maybe that has helped, but we haven’t actually seen a whole lot of impact from it,” Manager Katie Lawton said.
BY CHRISTOPHER GREEN
Overnight lane closures can be expected through the fall along US 183 in Northwest Austin as construc- tion continues on the 183 North Mobility Project, which started in the spring. The project will add toll roads, an additional lane on each side of the road and roadway improvements along the 9-mile stretch of US 183 between SH 45 N and MoPac. The project is slated to be com- pleted in 2026. The project is being constructed by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and aims to improve safety and mobility. The project includes adding two toll lanes and one nontolled lane in each direction on US 183 between SH 45 N and MoPac. Mobility Authority Communica- tions Manager Sylvia Shelton said construction crews are focusing on pavement grinding, improving bridge
Crews are improving the bridge foundations for the expansion of US 183.
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183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT Purpose: two toll lanes and one non- tolled lane in each direction on US 183 between SH 45 N and MoPac Timeline: spring 2022-26 Cost: $612 million Funding sources: Mobility Authority, Texas Department of Transportation Construction work is taking place during o -peak times overnight and
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