Transportation
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON
Ongoing projects
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620 Update: new storm drain pipe has been installed; remaining work includes video inspection of the new pipe, decommissioning some of the existing system, repaving, restoring native plants • Timeline: completion expected in spring 2026 • Cost: $2.1 million • Funding source: 2018 drainage bonds 2 Little Walnut Creek Flood Risk Reduction (Phase 4) Project: reducing the risk of flooding along Little Walnut Creek and diverting floodwaters from the creek to underground culverts, expanding a stormwater detention pond, replacing and upgrading water and wastewater lines, and adding a shared-use path Update: Phase 4 completed in December, including completion of stormwater and wastewater infrastructure in the road and paving the project; contractor is working on cleanup and restoration of the park staging area • Timeline: completion expected in spring • Cost: $28.8 million • Funding source: drainage charge, 2018 drainage bonds and Austin Water 3 West Rundberg Lane Extension (Burnet Road connection) 1 January Drive Flood Risk Reduction project Project: decommissioning the storm drain pipe located on private property and installing a larger one under January Drive to allow for easier maintenance and flood risk reduction; restoring native plants along the banks of Walnut Creek to prevent erosion Project: extends West Rundberg Lane from Burnet Road to Metric Boulevard with an expansion of the roadway from two lanes to four lanes with a raised median, an 8-foot shared-use path on both sides, and storm sewer, water and wastewater improvements Update: project is currently in the design stage • Timeline: completion expected in fall 2028 • Cost: $10 million • Funding source: Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization funding and city of Austin bond
WELLS BRANCH PKWY.
POND SPRINGS RD.
183
SPICEWOOD SPRINGS RD.
JOLLYVILLE RD.
MOPAC
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WALNUT CREEK PARK
GREAT HILLS TRL.
FEBRUARY DR.
360
3
JANUARY DR.
MACMORA RD. QUAIL VALLEY BLVD. MEARNS MEADOW BLVD.
2
SPICEWOOD SPRINGS RD.
1
2222
AUGUST DR.
ANDERSON LN.
35
DESSAU RD.
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northbound connector from the MoPac express lane and US 183 express lane is slated to open next, followed by the southbound express lanes and southbound connectors in the coming months • Timeline: total project completion expected in 2026 • Cost: $612 million • Funding source: federal funding, sale of toll revenue bonds, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act funds
Completed projects
4 183 North Mobility Project northbound express lane Project: the construction of two express lanes in each direction on US 183, a general-purpose lane to bring the number of non-tolled lanes to four in each direction, new shared use path connections, new sidewalks and cross-street connections for bicycles and pedestrians Update: northbound express lanes opened Jan. 2;
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