Georgetown Edition | May 2026

Transportation

BY GRACIE WARHURST

Sidewalk project to aid accessibility The 2026 Downtown Sidewalk Improve- ments project will make accessibility and safety upgrades to pedestrian infrastructure

East WilCo Highway Segment 2

Intersection improvements

404

1660

RIO GRANDE ST.

130 TOLL

137

973

E. WILCO HWY.

3349

1660

in Georgetown. Digging deeper

N

JAKES HILL RD.

In late March, council members approved a $1.76 million contract with Texas Road LLC for the project, which is designed to enhance pedestrian mobility, safety and electrical infrastructure across the city, according to city documents. Improvements include adding Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks, pedestrian ramps and trail connections in the downtown area, including on College Street, Walden Drive and Eighth Street. O‰cials did not specify a timeline for the work at the time of approval.

County receives grant for East WilCo Highway Williamson County received a $5 million grant in late April from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for its East WilCo High- way Southeast Loop Connection project. Learn more The funds will aid the construction of 1.65 miles

of the road, and be used for safety improvements at FM 1660 and FM 3349 as well as a new tra‰c signal, according to a county news release. The remainder of the $7 million project will be funded by the 2023 voter-approved Williamson County Road Bond. Zooming out The East Wilco Highway Southeast Loop Connection project is part of the greater East Wilco Highway Segment 2 project, which will construct a new road with a lane in each direction, as well as a center turn lane, between CR 137 and CR 404.

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