Transportation
BY JOEL VALLEY
Update: Ribbon-cutting ceremony planning is in the works as construction moves closer to completion • Timeline: Expected to finish construction Jan. 30 • Cost: $5.27 million • Funding source: 2021 Texas General Land Office Community Development Block Grant Mitigation funds 3 Farm, Linden and Water streets improvements Project: Crews will reconstruct pavement along the primary sections of Farm, Linden and Water streets in Bastrop as part of a pipe bursting project—a method for replacing underground pipes without the need for extensive excavation, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Work will be done in three segments, including: A Dec. 8-Jan. 29: Farm Street from Main Street to Wilson Street and from Main Street to Pecan Street B Jan. 5-Jan. 30: Water Street from Chestnut Street to Gutierrez Street, from Cedar Street to north of Elm Street, and from Cedar Street to Chestnut Street C Dec. 15-Jan. 29: Linden Street from Carter Street to Pecan Street and from Pecan Street to Hill Street Update: Initial construction phase is underway • Timeline: Construction began in December • Cost: $4.36 million • Funding source: certificates of obligation series 2022 and 2023
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Update: Initial design phase is underway • Timeline: Scheduled to begin construction March 16 • Cost: $7 million-$8 million • Funding source: Transportation impact fees, roadway maintenance fees, and water and wastewater fees 2 Agnes Street extension Project: Agnes Street in Bastrop is being extended south of Hwy. 71 to reduce traffic congestion and improve access to nearby businesses, apartments and hotels without drivers having to use Hwy. 71
Ongoing projects
1 Blakey Lane extension Project: Blakey Lane in Bastrop will be extended from Edward Burleson Lane to a proposed street called Reed Way, south from Reed Way to an intersection at Old Austin Highway, with roundabout options. The city is in the process of acquiring the land on which the roundabout would be built.
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