TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
COMPILED BY BRITTANY ANDERSON, ELLE BENT & ZARA FLORES
Open house held for SH 45 road project in Hays, Travis counties
RISING REVENUES Revenues for the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority are anticipated to rise about 39% for fiscal year 2024.
ONGOING PROJECTS
RAINES PASS
FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24
+39.11%
Total: $184.88M Total: $257.19M
BY ZARA FLORES
The land where the road would go is already owned by developers but could be developed in the future; there are already three active projects underway. Stacey Benningfield of STV, the prime consultant firm, and project manager said the firm is trying to get ahead of the development so there is flexibility in the potential road design and plan. “At some point, that entire area build outs [and] it becomes very difficult then to get the infrastruc- ture in place,” Benningfield said. The feasibility study is expected to take two years to complete, followed by years of subsequent studies, design and right-of-way acquisition and construction, for a timeline of about a decade, according to Hays County. There will be a follow-up open house late summer or early fall that will bring together the feedback provided and offer some potential routes for the road for additional input from the community. Residents can find more informa- tion about the project and provide feedback at www.sh45gap.com.
Buda and other area residents were invited to an open house June 15 to learn about the SH 45 gap road project, nearly a year after the Hays County Commissioners Court approved a $2.5 million contract with CP&Y Inc. for engineering services and a feasibility study. This comes just four months after the city of Buda entered into an interlocal agreement with Hays County for the assessment. The gap within SH 45 lies between FM 1626 in Manchaca and I-35 in Buda, in both Hays and Travis counties. Following con- tract approval last August, Travis County commissioners penned a letter to the Hays County com- missioners stating their explicit disapproval of the project, citing the environmental impact the project would have on the Edwards Aquifer. The study began with a meeting between all entities involved including both counties, the city of Buda and property owners within the study boundaries.
Tag revenue
$126.19M
$153.79M
RIVER PLANTATION DR.
Video tolls
$38.13M
$64.35M
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Fee revenue
$15.88M $12.96M
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF JULY 20. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT SWANEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. substandard street, which are streets within the city that do not meet cer- tain city infrastructure requirements, including pavement widths less than 24 feet with a lack of sidewalk, bicy- cle, curb and gutter accommodations. Funds from the 2020 safety and active transportation bond, which consists of $53 million for multiple projects, are being used to develop the preliminary engineering report, but there are no construction funds allocated for the project. Timeline: TBA Cost: TBA Funding source: 2020 bond The project is part of the Local Mo- bility Program of the 2020 mobility bond, evaluating road conditions, sidewalks, curbs and drainage. Bradshaw Road is considered a Bradshaw Road substandard street project The city of Austin is discussing improvements to Bradshaw Road spanning from Slaughter Lane to River Plantation Drive. On June 21, the Aus- tin Transportation and Public Works Department hosted an open house to discuss the project.
Miscellaneous revenue
$4.68M
$26.08M
SOURCE: CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Toll agency anticipates 39% revenue growth
BY GRACE DICKENS
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority passed its
fiscal year 2023-24 budget June 26, approving a decade-high revenue amount of $257.19 million, or a 39% year-over-year increase compared to FY 2022-23. The mobility authority oversees several area toll roads, including 290 Toll, MoPac, Hwy. 71 and SH 45 N. The organization anticipates revenues to rise 39% in FY 2023-24 to $257.19 million, compared to $184.88 million in FY 2022-23. The agency expects expenses to rise 19.7% year-over-year in FY 2023-24 to $168.7 million. Most of the increased costs come from maintain- ing roads, which increased 30% YOY.
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