TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
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P ugerville o cials OK contract for Downtown Streetscape Master Plan P ugerville has selected a con-
ONGOING PROJECTS
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outline projects related to streets, sidewalks, parking and lighting in downtown P ugerville to be com- pleted over the next ve years along with preliminary schematics and cost estimates for the projects. Completion of the Downtown Streetscape Master Plan is identi ed as an immediate goal for scal year 2022-23 under the updated Down- town Action Plan council approved in February. Previously, o cials said the plan could pave the way for several previ- ously discussed projects, including
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sulting rm to assist in creating its Downtown Streetscape Master Plan. At an Aug. 23 meeting, P ugerville City Council approved a $202,640 professional services agreement with Hal Associates Inc. for the plan. Site analysis, public engagement, project identi cation and design alter- natives are among the services Hal will perform under the agreement. The contract also includes $25,000 for any additional services that become necessary later on. When complete, the plan will
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FM 3349 at US 79 Williamson County commissioners approved a construction contract Sept. 13 for a project widening sections of CR 101 and FM 3349 near Hwy. 79 from two to four lanes. The project also includes construction of an elevated crossing over Hwy. 79 and the railroad as well as a new “jug handle” access road connecting Hwy. 79 and CR 101. Timeline: fall 2022-summer 2025 Cost: $81.9 million Funding source: Williamson County
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parking improvements, an extension of Main Street and a sizable project to move utilities underground. Timeline: TBD Cost: $202,640 Funding source: city of P ugerville
HOW IT WORKS The Pfetch a Ride program helps to cover the cost of Uber rides. It began Oct. 1, and riders can visit www. p ugervilletx.gov/rideshare for more details.
Rides must start and end within P ugerville city limits or at the Tech Ridge Park & Ride station in North Austin.
Wheelchair- accessible vehicles are available, and disabled riders do not have a monthly voucher limit.
Each Uber account receives
Uber riders pay an initial $4 fare , the
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10 vouchers per month that do not roll over at the end of the month.
city will cover the next $10 and costs beyond $14 are paid by the rider.
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF SEPT. 29. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT PFHNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. conduct a comprehensive study of a 19-square-mile area along SH 130 in P ugerville. The study will identify and prioritize future road projects along the relevant section of SH 130. P ugerville City Council approved a professional services agreement for the study Aug. 23. Timeline: September 2022-May 2023 Cost: $502,231 Funding source: city of P ugerville SH 130 Corridor Study Engineering rm RS&H Inc. will
P ugerville o ers rideshare voucher program via Uber partnership P ugerville residents have access starting Oct. 1 to a new rideshare voucher program through a part- nership with transportation service providers Maruti and Uber. on rides that start and end within city limits. Any costs beyond the $14 limit go back to the rider. The program is not limited to partnership could include locations such as the Austin Executive Airport.
In recent discussions on the city’s Pickup pilot program with Capital Metro, o cials reported that the Tech Ridge station is the most common destination for Pickup riders. “We are getting very valuable infor- mation [from the Pickup pilot] about where our citizens are going, where they want to go, what has worked [and] what has not,” Council Member Kimberly Holiday said.
P ugerville residents, but it will only cover up to 10 rides per month from a given Uber account. Assistant City Manager Emily Barron said beyond P ugerville city limits, drop-o s and pickups will also apply to the Tech Ridge Park & Ride station on Center Ridge Drive in North Austin. Barron said in the near future the
P ugerville City Council approved a $275,000 contract with TRIPP Ride- sharing Consultants on Aug. 23 for the program, which replaces a partnership with the Capital Metro Pickup pilot. Through the program called Pfetch a Ride, Uber riders pay the initial fare of $4, and the city will cover the next $10
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