Northwest Austin Edition | April 2025

Transportation

BY GRACE DICKENS

Spicewood Springs bridge on the way

What to know

Original project timelines estimated construction on the bridge would begin in the third quarter of 2025. “We would like for that to happen, but the way things are going right now, we expect it will probably be a little bit delayed just because of where we are with the right-of-way process,” said Hector Nieto, Travis County public information ocer. Once all necessary rights of way are acquired, the project will move through permitting and then construction. The project is expected to take about a year, per the project webpage, and still allow trac through the existing bridge during construction. As of April 9, the project was still on track to cost $4.5 million, the amount originally allocated out of 2017 county bond funding.

to help address ooding concerns during rain events caused by Bull Creek, which runs under the existing bridge. The project includes a new 34-foot roadway south of the current bridge, with one 11-foot lane in each direction and 5-foot shoulders and a railing, according to project schematics.

Construction could start this year on a new bridge along Spicewood Springs Road as Travis County continues its eorts to acquire rights of way in the area, according to county ocials. Located about a half-mile north of Loop 360, the project known as the Spicewood Springs Low Water Crossing Project No. 1 is expected

Proposed roadway Existing roadway Proposed bridge Flood zone

P I C E W O O D S P

SOURCE: TRAVIS COUNTYCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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