TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
COMPILED BY BROOKE MILLER
2 widening projects on Hwy. 71 move forward Construction crews are making progress on two projects that will widen Hwy. 71, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The north project, located north- locations. This project will also upgrade the existing light poles and signals at the Fall Creek Road and Hwy. 71 intersection and at Paleface Ranch Road and Hwy. 71 with new poles, signals, cameras and equip- ment at both locations.
ONGOING PROJECTS
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west of Lakeway, is in Phase 2. During this phase, crews placed the founda- tion to widen the road 18 feet. In Phase 3, the road will be wid- ened another 18 feet, and crews will build paved and concrete driveways; concrete rail; metal guardrail; con- crete riprap, a layer that prevents soil from erosion; and new signs. Upon the completion of Phase 3, a nal temporary overlay marker, or TOM overlay—a paving overlay used in high-volume tra c areas to provide better quality and road noise reduction—will be placed over the entire project. The nal project will include two 10-foot shoulders, four 12-foot travel lanes—two eastbound and two westbound—a 14-foot center turn lane and right-turn lanes at various
Work continues on Loop 360 project Crews are working along northbound Loop 360 at Westlake Drive to install drainage, excavate rock, and construct a retaining wall and a new frontage road. The right-turn lane at Westlake Drive will be closed until early 2024. Crews are also constructing a shared- use path and widening Loop 360 from Bold Ruler Way and Waymaker Way. Cost: $72.1 million Timeline: June 2022-mid-2025 Funding sources: Texas Department of Transportation, 2016 Austin mobil- ity bond
Earthwork and utility services pro- vider ProDirt is working on Phase 3 of construction widening the south side of Hwy. 71. The contractor is working on the nal lifts of the base and preparing it for testing, prime coat and nal paving. Metal guardrails, concrete riprap and soil stabilization are still under construction. Once the base is in place, sub- contractors will begin placing other items per the contract. While these items are under construction, the driveways will be prepared for pav- ing. A prime coat will be applied to the widening section and driveways. Once cured, paving will begin on the widening sections and driveways. Once completed, a nal TOM
The Hwy. 71 widening project is in Phase 2.
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overlay will be placed over the entire project. The project will have the same nal road layout as the north side work.
VAIL DIVIDE
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF JULY 6. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT LTWNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. complete it before the 2023-24 school year starts. The rest of the project will continue into 2024. Cost: $16 million Timeline: January 2022-mid-2024 Funding sources: various Hamilton Pool Road hits milestone The project widening Hamilton Pool Road from RM 12 toward Hwy. 71 is at the halfway point. Contractors will begin work on the Bee Cave Elemen- tary School right-turn lane and should
West Lake Hills passed a bond to improve its roads and build a new City Hall in November 2021. Since the bond was approved last year, the city has made progress. In Proposition A, $13.2 million was allocated to build a new City Hall. It will house the police department, administrative o ces and council chambers. Proposition B detailed $11.8 million to provide funding to construct roadway repairs and improve drainage to Camp Craft Road, Redbud Trail, Westlake Drive, Laurel Valley Road, Yaupon Valley Road and Terrace Mountain Drive. West Lake Hills to improve roads, build new City Hall
City Administrator Trey Fletcher said the city has progressed into the design development phase of Prop- osition A. This means projects are about 60% complete. Land has been acquired to build the City Hall at 4010 Bee Caves Road, and once the design development stage is completed, the projects will progress to the construction documents phase. Construction and demolition of the old City Hall is assumed to take place in spring 2024 with completion anticipated in May 2025. Proposition B has also been moving forward. The city is in the process of getting permits for the construction and beginning to get easements with the drainage. There will be another bid later in the summer or early fall. Construction on Camp Craft and Eanes Creek won’t start until mid-2025.
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