North Central Austin Edition | December 2025

Transportation

BY HALEY MCLEOD

3 I35 Capital Express Central project Project: The multibillion dollar I-35 overhaul. Update: Right lane of the northbound I-35 frontage road between 11th Street and 12th Street is closed through early 2026. Northbound I-35 Cesar Chavez entrance ramp will remain closed through early 2026. The east side Levander Loop pedestrian trail will be closed through 2028. The southbound I-35 frontage road at River Street will be closed through mid-2028. Eastbound and westbound River Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction. • Timeline: 2025-29 • Cost: $4.5 billion • Funding sources: TxDOT, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

Ongoing projects

1 Cameron/Dessau Road safety improvements

Project: Safety and mobility upgrades along Cameron Road and Dessau Road include protected bicycle lanes, shared-use paths, enhanced pedestrian crossings, bus stop safety upgrades, driveway recongurations, street lighting improvements and lane recongurations to support multimodal travel. Update: groundbreaking ceremony held Oct. 22; construction underway • Timeline: projectexpected to be completed in 2027 • Cost: $2.5 million • Funding sources: 2020 Mobility Bond and 2022 Safe Streets and Roads For All grant 2 Shoal Creek Trail connectivity gaps Project: O‡cials are addressing gaps in the Shoal Creek Trail between Lady Bird Lake and US 183 from 24th Street and 34th Street. Update: Construction on the “Middle Gap” has begun along Lamar Boulevard between 29th Street and 31st Street. Work on tra‡c signals has started.

183

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DESSAU RD.

MOPAC

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W. KOENIG LN.

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SHOAL CREEK

MANOR RD.

W. 31ST ST.

CAMERON RD.

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E. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD.

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Completed projects

W. 29TH ST.

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WEBBERVILLE RD.

4 East 12th Street pedestrian crossings Project: Safety and mobility improvements along East 12th Street between Navasota Street and Webberville Road. Update: Crews installed new concrete pedestrian crossing islands along the roadway from Chestnut Avenue to Airport Boulevard. • Timeline: May2025-December 2025 • Cost: $192,000 • Funding source: 2020 Mobility Bonds

NAVASOTA ST.

SPRINGDALE RD.

S. LAMAR BLVD.

E. CESAR CHAVEZ ST.

183

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• Timeline: 2025-26 • Cost: $1.4 million • Funding source: 2020 Mobility Bonds

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