TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Bee Cave to request $14 million for pedestrian plan
COMPILED BY TAYLOR CRIPE
ONGOING PROJECTS
BEE CAVES RD.
The city of Bee Cave can now apply for a $14 million grant from the Texas Department of Transportation for their hike and bike connectivity plan following City Council’s approval of plan changes on Jan. 24. Council adopted the hike and bike and connectivity plan in 2016 to help connect roads for walkers, runners, cyclists, hikers and other nonmotor- ized users. As part of the amendment approved Jan. 24, the proposed crossing for pedestrians will be deleted from the plan, and a pedes- trian bridge will be added north of the RM 620 and Bee Cave Parkway intersection. A pedestrian crossing near Spanish Oaks Club Boulevard will also become a bridge. The intersection of Hwy. 71 and Cross Town Parkway will also be either a pedestrian crossing or an above-grade bridge when fully built. Additional changes to the plan include creating a pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Bee Cave
MOPAC
CHANGES TO THE PLAN Bee Cave City Council made several changes to its Hike and Bike Connectivity plan. The changes are re ected below:
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Pedestrian bridge Pedestrian crossing Pathway connection Bridge or pedestrian crossing
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Barton Skyway Ramp widening The Barton Skyway Ramp Relief project broke ground Feb. 3. Intend- ed to alleviate congestion on local roadways, the project will widen the pavement on the auxiliary lane and merge the entrance ramps for Bee Caves Road and Barton Skyway on southbound MoPac. Weekslong ramp closures are expected on southbound MoPac during construction along with main lane closures during o -peak travel hours from 8 p.m.-5 a.m. Timeline: February 2023-24 Cost: $10 million
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WILLIE WAY
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Pedestrian crossing
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SPANISH OAKS CLUB BLVD.
CROSS TOWN PKWY.
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SOURCE: CITY OF BEE CAVE COMMUNITY IMPACT
Parkway and Willie Way as well as connecting paths on the north side of Bee Cave Parkway. The application for funding is a two-part process, Assistant City Manager Lindsey Oskoui said. Bee Cave city sta will be able to start
the second part of the application in March, and TxDOT will inform the city of its decision in October. If Bee Cave receives the grant money, sta will likely start creating designs for the new structures in summer 2024, Oskoui said.
Funding source: Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF FEB. 14. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT LTWNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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