Transportation
BY ZACHARIA WASHINGTON
City OKs design for Bell District path Cedar Park City Council cleared a $360,000 contract for the design of the Bell District shared-use path, or SUP, project Feb. 22. About the project The Bell District shared-use path—intended for pedestrians and bicyclists—would provide a connection from the existing path on the west side of Bell Boulevard to the one on the east side of the 183A Toll, Capital Projects Manager Chris Brickey said during the Feb. 22 City Council meeting. Stretching 4,000 linear feet, the new path will link the Bell District to the 183A Toll SUP, which connects to the Brushy Creek Regional Trail. The new path will also include a pedes- trian crossing at the Capital Metro railroad. The project’s construction timeline was not available as of press time.
Roads close for New Hope Drive project
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As part of the New Hope Drive extension project, Krienke Ranch Road and parts of CR 272 in Cedar Park will be closed until April 30 to support the construction of a bridge over Brushy Creek. The New Hope Drive extension will go across the new bridge, which ties into the existing Krienke Ranch Road, said Mike Huber, Cedar Park’s Engi- neering Services Manager. The closure of Krienke Ranch Road is to ensure the safety of drivers while construction takes place. Huber said the New Hope Drive extension project is roughly 80% completed, and the new roadway is expected to open up to drivers this summer. The details East New Hope Drive in Cedar Park is being extended roughly 2.15 miles between Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Sam Bass Road. Once construction is complete, the new road
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will be a divided four-lane roadway with raised medians, traffic signals, LED streetlights, bike lanes, sidewalks and stormwater controls. Huber said crews are also working on a connec- tion that will tie the end of Toro Grande Boulevard into the New Hope Drive extension. Crews first began working on the roughly $30 million project in October 2022. “You get two great things coming out of a project like this. You get increased ability to move traffic ... and you also have the economic development com- ponent, which is also very exciting,” Huber said.
WilCo breaks ground on Liberty Hill Bypass Phase 1 After more than a decade of planning, William- son County officials finally broke ground on the long-awaited Liberty Hill Bypass project Jan. 26. Zooming in CR 279 onto the bypass. Projected to be complete in fall 2025, the road will provide relief through downtown Liberty Hill. Also of note
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The scope of the $14 million project includes constructing a new two-lane road from RM 1869 to CR 279, or Bagdad Road. Also included in the project are new turn lanes from RM 1869 and
The upcoming project is considered the first phase of a three-segment bypass to be constructed as part of the county’s Long Range Transportation Plan.
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