MOPAC
290
W. KOENIG LN.
Transportation
BY HALEY MCLEOD
Ongoing
N. LAMAR BLVD.
35
W. 12TH ST.
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3
MOPAC
183
4 I35 Capital Express Central project Project: The $4.5 billion I-35 overhaul will add two nontolled HOV lanes along the 8-mile stretch from Hwy. 290 to Hwy. 71. Update: The Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard bridge will be reconstructed and widened. This segment will also add sidewalks, shade structures and safety barriers along the bridge, and reconstruct entrance and exit ramps.
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MOPAC
35
PONCA ST.
2
290
PORTER ST.
• Timeline: 2024-26 • Cost: $34.4 million • Funding source: TxDOT, CAMPO
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• Cost: $850,000 • Funding source: 2020 Mobility Bond and 2022 Safe Streets and Roads For All grant 3 Avenue Urban Design Initiative, or CAUDI Project: Redesign of Congress Avenue in the heart of downtown Austin to create a more pedestrian friendly, multimodal conguration. The rst construction phase focuses on Cesar Chavez Street to Seventh Street, expanding sidewalks, adding pedestrian amenity zones, upgrading bikeway barriers and adding turn lanes for vehicle tra c. Update: Construction is expected to begin early 2026, according to a recent update from the city. • Timeline: Phase 1 2026-27; full project 2026-30 • Cost: Phase 1 $13 million; full project $29 million • Funding source: 2012 and 2020 Mobility Bonds
2 Montopolis Drive safety improvements Project: Austin Transportation and Public Works is enhancing safety and mobility along Montopolis Drive from Riverside Drive to US 183. Crews will implement some immediate improvements, while more signicant, long-term changes are in development. Update: Starting in spring 2026, Austin crews will install tra c signal upgrades, such as retroreective backplates and audible pedestrian signals, at Fairway Street, Porter Street and Ponca Street, according to city documents. They will then construct accessible ramps and curb bump-outs at eight high-priority intersections, followed by construction of sidewalks or shared-use paths to close gaps between El Mirando Street and the
Upcoming projects
1 South Lamar Boulevard mobility program Project: The city of Austin is adding mobility, safety and connectivity improvements along South Lamar Boulevard between Riverside Drive and Hwy. 290. Update: Construction along roughly 3 miles of South Lamar Boulevard from Barton Springs Road to Hwy. 290 will see mobility improvements, including bike and pedestrian facilities, intermittent medians, intersection improvements and upgraded tra c signals, according to city documents. • Timeline: construction expected to begin early 2026 • Cost: $60.5 million • Funding source: 2016 Mobility Bonds
US 183 service road. • Timeline: 2026-27
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