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Lakeway begins preparation process for future RM 620 project
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DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT The city of Lakeway must complete ve tasks before a zoning code for the overlay project can be developed. Here is the estimated completion timeline. TASK 1: Completed Nov. 2022
BY TAYLOR CRIPE
develop an overlay zoning code for building structures and is slated to be done by June 2024, Sullivan said. When completed, RM 620 will be widened from four lanes to six lanes; it will also be recon gured from a continuous center turn lane to a raised median with limited left turns. The state does not have a timeline for when construction on the widening project may start, Sullivan said. mobility in western Travis County, it will also have signi cant impacts on the Lakeway area, according to the report. Presentations will go before council in coming months to outline further impacts to businesses. While the RM 620 project is designed to enhance regional
Take physical inventories of impacts to existing buildings, streets, parking areas, residences and other locations. TASK 2: Identify sites grandfathered into their zoning district, and identify noncompliance sites. TASK 3: De ne goals for the city, projects, costs and local participation. TASK 4: De ne conceptual redevelopment, and pick speci c sites for redevelopment. TASK 5: Develop new overlay zoning district code. February 2023 May 2023 January-February 2024 June 2024
The city of Lakeway is looking into how to mitigate the e ects of construction on RM 620 when the state eventually widens the roadway from four to six lanes. Part of the preparation includes the creation of an overlay zoning district, which encompasses existing zoned areas to allow for easier attainment of rights to widen the road. There are ve tasks that must be completed for the overlay project to move forward, Lakeway Senior Planner Charlie Sullivan said. The rst of the tasks, to de ne the corridor and summarize the physical impacts to existing busi- nesses and driveways, was presented to council Dec. 5. The nal task is to
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Progress continues on Loop 360 between Westlake Drive and Cedar Street The rst of the ve Loop 360 projects began in June at the intersections of Westlake Drive and Cedar Street just south of the Pennybacker Bridge. Construction activities for the Loop 360 at Westlake Drive and Cedar Street project include tree excavation, cli cutting, and the digging and installation of various waterlines, said Bradley Wheelis, public information o cer for the Texas Department of Transportation. In the coming months, crews will continue to make cli cuts and construct water lines as part of the drainage system, he said. The drainage system will be necessary for the construction of the northbound and southbound connector roads and shared-use paths. The main focus of the Westlake Drive/ Cedar Street project is improving the intersections by removing tra c signals on the Loop 360 main lanes. Construction crews will also add an underpass where the main lanes go under the cross streets, according to TxDOT o cials. The Westlake Drive/ Cedar Street project has four phases and is in Phase 1, which is slated to last through October 2023. Timeline: spring 2022-mid-2025 Cost: $72.1 million Funding sources: city of Austin’s 2016 mobility bond, TxDOT
SOURCE: CITY OF LAKEWAY COMMUNITY IMPACT
Council to make decision on Hamilton Pool Road extension in January
BY TAYLOR CRIPE
PROJECT AREA Bee Cave is studying an area near Hamilton Pool Road and Hwy. 71 to determine the best way to increase connectivity in the area. SOURCE: RODRIGUEZ TRANSPORTATION GROUP COMMUNITY IMPACT
Council will vote Jan. 25 on a potential addition to the city’s thoroughfare plan that will add a connection between Hamilton Pool Road and Great Divide Drive. Four options for the potential connection were presented as part of Rodriguez Transportation Group’s alternative access study, which includes the Hamilton Pool Road extension and a southwest collector road. If council chooses to add the road extension to the thoroughfare plan, council will still need to vote on funding, Bee Cave City Manager Clint
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road have already been adopted into the Bee Cave Thoroughfare plan, with the exception of 2,850 feet of road between Hamilton Pool Road and Great Divide Drive. A timeline for the project has not been set as of press time.
Garza said. The proposed road will run parallel to Hwy. 71 beginning near Palermo Drive, running through Hamilton Pool Road by Bee Cave Elementary School to the Shops at Galleria at 12770 Shops Parkway, Bee Cave. All parts of the
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