Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | March 2023

TRANSPORTATION UPDATES

Lakeway annexes a segment of Bee Creek Road

BY TAYLOR CRIPE

Building and Development Services, said Travis County xed the road and upgraded it to Lakeway’s standards, adding the Travis County Commis- sioners Court took action Jan. 3 to authorize the city of Lakeway to annex the road. Departments within Lakeway, including police, animal control and planning and zoning, will help maintain the newly annexed portion of road, according to city documents. Also in November, Public Works Director Dale DeLong said the outside lanes have normal wear and tear that will cost the city $30,000-$40,000. Funds for Bee Creek Road maintenance will come from the city’s general fund and from street maintenance funds, according to city documents.

CLAIMING THE ROAD Several city departments in Lakeway will help maintain a portion of Bee Creek Road instead of Travis County.

The portion of Bee Creek Road that spans from the trac circle at Highlands Boulevard and Baldovino Skyway to Hwy. 71 is now part of the city of Lakeway’s road system. Lakeway City Council voted unani- mously to annex the road from Travis County during the Feb. 6 meeting. Lakeway Mayor Thomas Kilgore said it made sense for the city to take control of the road to eliminate questions about which entity would take care of it. Lakeway ocials planned to annex that portion of Bee Creek Road in 2019, according to city documents. However, ocials tabled the process at that time because of concerns about repair costs. Erin Carr, the director of Lakeway

Solid waste collection Building inspection Flood plain management

Police

Construction of a sound wall is almost complete near the Ridgeview neighborhood.

Planning & zoning

COURTESY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

ONGOING PROJECT Oak Hill Parkway expansion crews constructing frontage roads Frontage roads are being constructed along both sides of Hwy. 290 from just west of Circle Drive to just east of Patton Ranch Road. Texas Department of Transporta- tion ocials said the intersection at William Cannon Drive and Hwy. 290 will be converted into a four-way intersection in March. By mid-March, construction activities will require drivers traveling west- bound on Hwy. 290 who are wishing to access Hwy. 71 at the Oak Hill Y to go through a signalized intersection. Timeline: 2021-2026 Cost: $674 million Funding source: TxDOT

Animal control

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BEE CREEK RD.

HIGHLANDS BLVD.

BALDOVINO SKYWAY

Water line installation continues on Loop 360 BY APRIL KELLEY

Austin applies for Loop 360 grant

city of Austin’s 2016 mobility bond. The completion date for the project is anticipated to be in mid-2025. Timeline: mid-2022-mid-2025, weather permitting Cost: $72.1 million Funding sources: city of Austin 2016 mobility bond, TxDOT

Work on the Loop 360 project at Westlake Drive and Cedar Street con- tinues with water line installation, rock excavation and embankment at various locations throughout the project area, according to documents from the Texas Department of Transportation. The process is set to last through mid-2023. Once completed, the next steps for the project include the construction of retaining walls for the connector roads. The total estimated cost for the Loop 360 projects is $72.1 million, which is funded by TxDOT and the

BY APRIL KELLEY

The city of Austin has submit- ted a grant application to the Texas Department of Transpor- tation’s 2023 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program to fund construction of a shared- use path along South Loop 360 to US 183. TxDOT spokesperson Glynda Chu did not provide a timeline or dollar amount, but said the grant would help complete gaps in areas along Loop 360 that TxDOT will not fund.

PATTON RANCH RD.

CIRCLE DR.

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CEDAR ST.

MOPAC

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WESTLAKE DR.

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