Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs Edition | March 2026

Transportation

Development

BY SIENNA WIGHT

BY BEN THOMPSON

Fitzhugh Park buildout continues Development of the Fitzhugh Park com- mercial complex is continuing. The details Spread across multiple buildings, the space is marketed as a project that could house retail, oces, manufacturing facilities, studios and other commercial spaces. Warehouse units from 2,000-20,000 square feet are available across some of the com- plex’s 11 total buildings.

St. David’s breaks ground on southern expansion The $180 million St. David’s South Austin Medi- cal Center expansion broke ground March 2, ahead of construction on the project’s four-story patient tower later this year. The details The new tower will include a 30-bed patient care unit, 20-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit, four new operating rooms with shell space for future OR expansion, an eight-bed pre- and post-surgical unit, a seven-bay post-anesthesia care unit, and new lobby and waiting areas. The development will also feature new utility infrastructure, a sterile process- ing department and shell space for future additions. In March, construction on infrastructure support- ing the future tower kicked o at the medical center located at 901 W. Ben White Blvd., Austin. While some parking has been blocked o due to construction, the hospital’s main and emergency

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department entrances remain open. Campus CEO Charles Laird said the project was specically designed to meet the changing needs of the surrounding community. “As South Austin continues to grow, we’re responding with an investment that expands access to surgical, rehabilitation and inpatient care, while strengthening the infrastructure that supports our clinical teams,” he said in a statement. The expansion is expected to be completed next year, according to St. David’s ocials.

1 Slaughter Lane Corridor Improvements

183 2 Oak Hill Parkway Project: The 7-mile stretch of highway has been undergoing a $677 million facelift since 2021, transforming the existing four-lane, undivided roadway to a six-lane divided highway with new frontage roads, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Update: U-turn lanes over Hwy. 290 are scheduled to open March 24.

Project: Mobility and safety improvements along Slaughter Lane between MoPac and Brodie Lane. Update: As of March 12, there are two lanes open in each direction from MoPac to Brodie Lane, with ongoing construction. Work has begun on the shared-use path westbound from Brodie Lane. • Timeline: 2025-2027 (total project) • Cost: $23 million (total project) • Funding sources: city of Austin 2016 Mobility Bond

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• Timeline: 2022-26 (total project) • Cost: $677 million (total project) • Funding source: TxDOT

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BRODIE LANE 4970 W Hwy 290 (512) 366-8260 BEE CAVE 13015 Shops Pkwy (512) 263-9981

SOUTHPARK MEADOWS 9900 S I-35 Frontage Rd (512) 280-7400

DRIPPING SPRINGS 166 Hargraves (512) 432-0186