TRANSPORTATION UPDATES FM 685 could receive up to $126M in improvements
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To address increasing tra c density, P ugerville o cials approved a $126.7 million plan to improve FM 685 over the next several years, with construc- tion anticipated to begin in 2026. Suggestions for improvements come from a yearlong comprehensive study of FM 685 that began in March 2022 and include widening the road from four to six lanes. The study analyzed the roadway
from SH 130 to Wells Branch Parkway. Consultants and city sta presented their recommendations to City Council at a Feb. 14 workshop. The suggested intersection proj- ects include converting FM 685 and P ugerville Parkway into a continu- ous- ow intersection similar to the one at FM 685 and Pecan Street as well as recon guring the right-turn lanes and adding tra c signals and
sidewalks at FM 685 and SH 130. Council took no action on the plan but will consider approval at a future meeting. Once approved, city materi- als indicate design work would start this year, and construction would begin in 2026.
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Live Oak Street repaving A project to repave Live Oak Street in Hutto is set to restart the design phase in March. City sta said that will accommodate an expanded project scope that includes street landscape and lighting. The project is expected to facilitate tra c and improve pedestrian safety in Hutto’s Old Town district. Timeline: March 2023-TBD Scope: West street to Live Oak Street Funding source: TBD
Timeline: 2026-TBD Cost: $126.7 million Funding source: TBD
PROPOSED CONTINUOUS FLOW INTERSECTION Drivers turning left are diverted to the left side of the road. Drivers turning right must keep right, and drivers continuing straight must keep to the middle.
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SOURCE: CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE COMMUNITY IMPACT
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF FEB. 27. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT PFHNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. CR 132 overpass construction Design work will begin in the spring on an overpass at CR 132 over Hwy. 79. Hutto City Engineer Matt Rector said the overpass will support de- velopment at two adjacent sites: the 1,400-acre industrial Megasite and the former Perfect Game site, which is slated for a mixed-use development with a grocery store. Timeline: Spring 2023-TBD Cost: TBD Funding source: TBD
New CR 137 turn lanes, changes to improve tra c ow Several improvements that include repaving, In addition to new turn lanes at the roadway’s intersection with FM 1660,
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other properties owned by Hutto ISD, it is important to get input from the public. He said the city will hold public input meetings in the spring before begin- ning construction in early 2024. Timeline: early 2024-late 2025 Cost: TBD Funding source: TBD
tra c signal upgrades and new turn lanes will improve tra c ow along CR 137. Planning and design work on the project to improve CR 137 between FM 1660 and Brushy Creek in Hutto is about 30% complete, according to a Feb. 2 presentation from city sta .
the project also includes drainage improvements and possibly a roundabout at the same intersection. Hutto City Engineer Matt Rector said because the area has roads owned by the city and by the Texas Department of Transpor- tation as well as several
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