Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | October 2022

TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Loop 360 project continues, new lane closures anticipated

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ONGOING PROJECTS

PHASE 1 OVERVIEW The Loop 360 project at Westlake Drive and Cedar Street includes three main changes to the area.

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Addition of shared-use paths for bicycles and pedestrians Construction of underpass where Loop 360 conjoins with cross roads Removal of trac signals from trac main lanes

Lane closures are expected with the ongoing Loop 360 safety and mobility project undergoing work at Westlake Drive and Cedar Street, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Work began in June on the project, which will remove tra c signals from the main lanes and construct underpasses where Loop 360 conjoins with the crossroads at Westlake Drive and Cedar Street. The project will also add shared-use paths for bicycles and pedestrians, which will result in over three miles of shared-use paths within the project’s limits, according to TxDOT. Next steps of the Westlake Drive/ Cedar Street project include the

southbound main lanes will be wid- ened. The next phase of the project at Courtyard Drive and RM 2222 is projected to begin in summer 2026. Bradley Wheelis, public information o cer for TxDOT, told Community Impact the starting date is contingent on construction funding for the road. The Courtyard and RM 2222 portion of Loop 360 is projected to take two to three years to complete and will cost approximately $58.7 million, Wheelis said. The majority of the funds will come from TxDOT, with several million also being provided by the Austin 2016 Mobility Bond. Several improvements will be

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REGIONAL PROJECTS Hamilton Pool Road widening Crews have installed most of the culvert crossings and are now in the widening stages to create the contin- uous center turn lane and construct shoulders from Hwy. 71 to RM 12. Timeline: late 2021-late 2023 Cost: $13.7 million Funding sources: TxDOT, Travis County

SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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construction of the northbound and southbound connector roads, drain- age systems and shared use paths. Following this, the underpasses will be built and the northbound and New tra c patterns expected ahead of Hwy. 71 expansion Work will begin on Travis County lines. WESTLAKE DR. made to RM 2222, including a new diverging diamond interchange, designed to deal with heavy volumes of left-turning tra c. Regular updates on closures can be found on the project’s website, www.loop360project.com.

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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF SEPT. 28. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT LTWNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Timeline: 2022-26 Cost: $612 million Funding sources: Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, TxDOT 183 North Mobility Project Starting in April, crews began surface grinding work on the US 183 main lanes as a part of Phase 1 in a mul- tiphased approach to resurface the existing roadway along the 183 North Mobility Project corridor. Through January, a continuous closure will occur on the right lane of the south- bound MoPac frontage road between Hyridge Drive and Steck Ave.

will shift to the eastbound direction, which is expected to be complete in summer 2024. For the Burnet County project at RM 2322 and Pace Bend, crews are cur- rently extending drainage structures. The cost is $8.8 million and the antic- ipated project completion date is summer 2024.

a Hwy. 71 widening project in October, following preparation work started in May, said Bradley Wheelis, public information o cer with the Texas Department of Transportation. The project covers 3.4 miles of road between Pace Bend Road and the Blanco/

Costing $14.6 million, the Travis and Blanco County line portion of the project will begin with the westbound direction rst, with expected completion in summer 2023. Drivers will have a new tra c pattern with one lane in each direction and a center turn lane. After that, crews

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LAKE TRAVIS WESTLAKE EDITION • OCTOBER 2022