Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | November 2022

There are ve dierent projects the Texas Department of Transportation plans to improve along Loop 360, each consisting of two intersections. After construction is complete, all 10 intersections will look dierent and will consist of new bridges, fewer stoplights and some diverging diamond interchanges. CONSTRUCTION UPCOMING

CONTINUED FROM 1

years to complete once construction begins. Additionally, each project will require a new funding request from the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, or CAMPO, in order for the project to move forward. The total cost of all ve projects will be approximately $500 million, said Bradley Wheelis, public information ocer for TxDOT. The majority of the funds come from CAMPO, with about $40 million coming from the 2016 Austin Mobility Bond. Loop 360 has severe trac con- gestion and long wait times, which can cause safety and mobility con- cerns, said Lucas Short, TxDOT pro- gram manager for Loop 360. Wheelis said he wanted to make sure peo- ple understood that much of Loop 360 would still be accessible during construction. “We appreciate people’s patience and we will continue to update people through email, tweets and any other communication to always keep the public up to date,” he said. First project underway The rst of the ve Loop 360 proj- ects began in June at the intersec- tions of Westlake Drive and Cedar Street just south of the Pennybacker Bridge. As of press time Nov. 7, crews have begun setting concrete barriers along northbound Loop 360, which will reduce shoulder width from Bold Ruler Way to Cedar Street. The main focus of the Westlake Drive/Cedar Street project is improv- ing the intersections by removing traf- c signals on the Loop 360 main lanes. Construction crews will also add an underpass where the main lanes go under the cross streets, according to TxDOT ocials. “In the planning stages of trying to gure out the best solution to solve our congestion issues on 360, we found that removing the stoplights at the 10 intersections greatly improves the ow of trac,” Short said. In addition, the hope behind add- ing the over- and underpasses to the intersections is to separate the through trac from the local trac, Wheelis said. Each of the ve projects will have three to four phases that will take two to three years total, depending on weather and funding, Short said. The Westlake Drive/Cedar Street project has four phases and is in Phase 1, which is slated to go through Octo- ber 2023.

SPICEWOOD SPRINGS RD.

KEY

Project limits Construction of diverging diamond Construction of underpasses/ removal of mainlane lights

360

183

LAKEWOOD DR.

Project 3: Lakewood drive and Spicewood Springs road

2222

CHAMPION GRANDVIEW WAY

SPICEWOOD SPRINGS RD.

CITY PARK RD.

W. COURTYARD DR.

Project 2: Courtyard Drive and RM 2222

MOPAC

CEDAR ST.

2222

WESTLAKE DR.

Project 1 begins The rst Loop 360 project began at Westlake Drive/ Cedar Street in June; there are four phases to complete before the project is done in June 2025. 16 months, June 2022-October 2023 Construct northbound and southbound connector roads to help with congestion from other parts of the project over the next few years. TBD Construct the Cedar Street bridge and underpass; widen northbound and southbound main lanes. 6 months, October 2023-April 2024 Construct the Westlake Drive bridge and underpass. Crews will dig down 40 feet to build the bridge, which means the highway will fall well below what it is today.

360

WESTLAKE DR.

Project 5: Intersection at RM 2244

2244

Phase 1

Project 4: MoPac and RM 2244/Bee Caves road

LOST CREEK BLVD.

Phase 2

MOPAC Phase 3

WESTBANK DR.

WALSH TARLTON LN.

TBD-estimated completion June 2025 Perform nal paving and striping.

Phase 4

SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONCOMMUNITY IMPACT

MAP NOT TO SCALE N

COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM