TRANSPORTATION UPDATES City unveils trail extension
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MILES OF TRAILS The South San Gabriel Trail extension, which opened June 22, adds to the city’s existing network of nearly 13 miles of trails.
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The South San Gabriel Trail in Georgetown grew a little longer this summer after the city of George- town opened a new section June 22, connecting University Avenue to Wolf Ranch Crossing. The new 0.7-mile trail is a 10-foot- wide concrete path. It also connects to a 0.8-mile regional trail in Wolf Ranch, making the entire San Gabriel Trail over 2.5 miles long. Construction on the $1.2 million project, funded by a 2008 vot-
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Shell road improvements The design phase of a project to widen 1.1 miles of Shell Road from Williams Drive to Sycamore Street is 30% complete, Georgetown ocials said. Once completed, the section of road will be four lanes, have a divid- er, and include a shared-use path for pedestrians and bikes. Timeline: 2024-26 Cost: $12.5 million Funding source: city of Georgetown
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er-approved parks bond, began in February 2022. Originally scheduled for completion in January, the project was delayed due to supply chain issues. The new section is part of the city’s overall master plan to connect the trail to Garey Park. Hwy. 29, DB Wood Road intersection undergoes upgrades 29 SOURCE: CITY OF GEORGETOWNCOMMUNITY IMPACT N
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF AUG. 3. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT GEONEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Timeline: 2024-27 Cost: $19 million Funding source: city of Georgetown DB Wood Road construction Engineering rm Kimley Horn and Georgetown ocials are about a year into the design phase of a project that will widen a 2.3-mile portion of DB Wood Road to four lanes. The project boundaries are from Oak Ridge Road to the Public Safety Operations and Training Center near Williams Drive.
Drivers traveling through the intersection of Hwy. 29 and DB Wood Road will notice improvements to the area after Williamson County and the Texas Department of Trans- portation partnered on a $10.7 million project to enhance safety. Completed in June, the construction project added left- and right-turn lanes going both east- and westbound on Hwy. 29,
eliminating the continuous left-turn lane. It also widened DB Wood, creating two southbound left-turn lanes, installing a raised median and adding travel lanes in each direction. With continued growth in the region, the intersec- tion is meant to mitigate the buildup of trac along the corridor, according to Williamson County. In 2021, Hwy. 29 between
US 183 and I-35 averaged around 25,850 vehicles per day, according to TxDOT. Now, nearly 35,000 vehicles travel along Hwy. 29 daily. Williamson County contributed $5.19 million to the project, using voter-approved road bonds to pay for the design, utility coordination and right of way acquisition. TxDOT funded the construction to the tune of $5.54 million.
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