Constructing the future
If approved, a handful of roads throughout Kyle will be reconstructed, and some will be extended to address long- overdue concerns from citizens, city sta and council. New construction Update to existing road
Length of project Project cost
PURPLE MARTIN AVE.
1626
Kohlers Overpass to Seton Pkwy.
35
W I N D Y H I L L R D
5
4
205
Old Stagecoach Rd. and Center St.
Seton Pkwy. to Kohlers Crossing Project details:
1
5
FM 2770 to Veterans Dr. Project details:
1.2 miles
$66.56M
6
3
KYLE
2.2 miles
$41.48M
Bebee Rd.
6
2770
Center St. (on system*)
SETON PKWY.
I-35 to Goforth Rd. Project details:
2
Veterans Dr. to Main St. Project details:
2.8 miles
$67.1M
GOFORTH RD.
150
0.4 miles
$10.2M
Kyle Pkwy. and Lehman Extension
7
7
Marketplace Ave.
Dacy Ln. to Bunton Creek Rd. Project details:
3
FM 1626 to Marketplace Ave. Project details:
1.3 miles
$42.6M
8
35
0.6 miles
$11.32M
1
Bunton Creek Rd.
8
Windy Hill Rd.
Lehman Rd. to Porter Cove Project details:
4
2
Purple Martin Ave. to I-35 Project details:
1.2 miles
$28.65M
MAP NOT TO SCALE N
*ON SYSTEM REFERS TO A PORTION OF ROAD MAINTAINED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
0.6 miles
$15.13M
There is an additional $11.32M cost for general engineering consultant services for a grand total of $294.36M.
SOURCES: CITY OF KYLE, GAP STRATEGIES, K. FRIESE & ASSOCIATES COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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Marketplace Avenue, Goforth Road, Bunton Creek Road and Lehman Road. “The goal is twice the roads in half the time from the 2013 bond,” Mitch- ell said. The new bond revisits some of those roads, though it trumps the price tag at $294 million for 10.3 miles of new and reconstructed roads: Bebee Road, Bunton Creek Road, Old
Stagecoach Road and Center Street, Center Street (On-System), Kohlers Overpass, the Kyle Parkway Lehman Extension, Marketplace Avenue and Windy Hill Road. Mitchell added that every project the city takes on should be bigger than its predecessor, especially since Kyle has grown so much since the 2013 bond. However, some council members
di ered on the focal point of the bond. “For me, it was all about necessity,” Flores-Cale said. “What do we need right now? What [did] we need 10 years ago?” The city of Kyle has grown 63.11% in 10 years, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The city’s population in 2010 sat at around 28,000 residents; the most recent census in 2020 shows the population
could get,” Flores-Cale told Commu- nity Impact Newspaper . “It was originally going to be a 2021 road bond, but we just weren’t ready, so this entire scal year has been in anticipation of a road bond,” Mayor Travis Mitchell said. The city’s previous road bond was in 2013 at $36 million for work on ve roads: North Burleson Street,
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