Transportation
BY ZACHARIA WASHINGTON
Traffic signal one step closer to installation Following completion of the design for a new traffic signal at the intersection of Bar W Boulevard and Ronald Reagan Boulevard in Leander in July, officials are expecting the project to go to bid this fall. Williamson County Engineer Adam Boatright said construction on the $650,000 traffic signal is anticipated to begin by the end of the year, with it being fully opera- tional by summer 2025. How it started Since the August 2023 opening of Bar W Elementary School, this intersection has experienced more traffic, officials said. This caused staff with Williamson County, Liberty Hill ISD and the city of Leander to begin planning for a traffic signal at this intersection last September.
Ronald Reagan corridor planned for expansion Williamson County officials, in conjunction with area cities, have begun planning for the future of the Ronald Reagan corridor. Zooming in Connie Odom, Williamson County’s communica- tions and media relations director, said the ultimate design of this corridor will feature two-lane frontage roads in each direction and two main lanes in each direction, making it a total of eight lanes. The county is conducting a study to plan for the widening amid ongoing growth. “Additional lanes are required to improve connectivity, mobility and safety for residents, ultimately protecting their quality of life,” Odom said in an email. The roughly 30-mile project—stretching from RM 1431 in Cedar Park to I-35 in Georgetown—is broken up into the following five segments:
SEGMENT D
SEGMENT E
SEGMENT C
195
3405
183
29
SEGMENT B
SEGMENT A
35
183A TOLL
WHITESTONE BLVD.
1431
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• Segment A: FM 1431 to Hwy. 29, 7.67 miles • Segment B: Hwy. 29 to north of FM 3405, 7 miles • Segment C: FM 3405 to Williams Drive, 3.7 miles • Segment D: Williams Drive to Hwy. 195, 5 miles • Segment E: Hwy. 195 to I-35, 6 miles What happens next? Odom said planning for each of the corridor segments is nearly complete. However, the county is still working on securing funding for multiple segments of the project, so no full construction timeline or cost estimate has been determined.
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