Transportation
BY KAMERYN GRIESSER, ZACHARIA WASHINGTON & CHLOE YOUNG
CR 258 extension opens near future LHISD school Williamson County and Liberty Hill ISD o cials celebrated the opening of a new roadway allow- ing access to the future campus for Legacy Ranch High School. What happened County and district o cials unveiled a $5.8 million extension of CR 258 from US 183 to Sunset Ridge Drive at a ceremony Jan. 4. The two-lane roadway features turn lanes into the entrance of the o cial Legacy Ranch High School campus, which is scheduled to open in 2026. The extended CR 258 now connects from US 183 to Ronald Reagan Boulevard and includes a connection to Questa Trail. What they’re saying LHISD Superintendent Steven Snell said it was important to the district to complete the road
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Hero Way design nears completion
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ahead of the campus’ opening in 2026. The area is expected to see heightened tra c as Legacy Ranch will serve around 2,500 students once it is built out, Snell said. The new road’s impact goes beyond the district as drivers can now travel directly from US 183 to Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Williamson County Precinct 2 Commissioner Cynthia Long said. “Those are two of our major north-south road- ways, so being able to easily connect between the two roads makes things easier for the traveling public,” she said.
Detailed design for the Hero Way road improvements project in Leander is now scheduled to wrap up this summer after initially being planned for completion by the end of 2023. The gist Phase 1 of the project—a three-lane frontage road from 183A to Garey Park and realignment to RM 2243—is anticipated to begin this fall, o cials said.
Williams Drive diverging diamond, I35 work nears end
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The Texas Department of Transportation completed the nal tra c con guration for the Williams Drive diverging diamond interchange as well as the accompanying I-35 north- and south- bound frontage roads in Georgetown in December. After over three years of construction, the project is expected to wrap up this spring, TxDOT Communications Manager Brad Wheelis said.
What’s next The remaining steps of the project include con- struction crews continuing to install lighting, place drainage systems and create shared-use paths along the frontage roads and Williams Drive. Additionally, the Williams Drive bridge will be painted, which will require temporary lane closures, Wheelis said.
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