Transportation
BY SAM SCHAFFER
Raider Way, E. Woodview Drive nears completion The expansion project for Raider Way and East Woodview Drive is expected to see finishing touches, such as lane lines being painted on the roads by spring break, said Tony Bettis, Leander’s capital improvements program manager. Bettis gave an update on the project—which will widen the roads to three lanes; add a roundabout; and improve curbs, gutters, drainage, street lights, sidewalks, crosswalks and bike lanes—at the Oct. 3 Leander City Council meeting. The specifics Curb and gutter improvements along Woodview Drive are complete and so are the sidewalks, Bettis said. The project runs from Crystal Falls Parkway to Woodview Drive on Raider Way, and from Raider Way to the 183A Toll on Woodview Drive. The southeast and northwest quadrants of the
Council decreases several speed limits Cedar Park City Council passed several speed limit changes—mainly decreases—on Oct. 24, following discussion Oct. 3. The roads with changes are: • Anderson Mill Road • US 183/Bell Boulevard • FM 1431/Whitestone Boulevard • FM 734/Parmer Lane • Ronald Reagan Boulevard The details Speed limits are reviewed periodically to account for new roadway construction, adjacent development and changes in driver behavior, according to the agenda item. “I’m very happy to see the speed limits dropping, because safety is a huge priority for me,” Mayor Jim Penniman-Morin said.
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roundabout at Woodview Drive and Raider Way have been constructed, Bettis said. Bettis said he is hopeful that by the end of December traffic will be flowing in both directions on Raider Way, which is currently one way. He also said he hopes traffic is back to two ways on Woodview Drive by spring break. Also of note Bettis said the city tries to adjust traffic signals to ease the flow of vehicles, but he said things are largely already optimized.
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