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2025; William Cannon bridge access closed until 2026 • Cost: $677 million allocated for the entire project • Funding source: TxDOT Texas Clear Lanes
Ongoing projects
1 Slaughter Lane corridor multimodal improvements Project: improvements include adding sidewalks, bike lanes as well as traffic upgrades. Update: Daytime construction to install a new pedestrian hybrid beacon at Slaughter Lane and Briar Ridge Drive will cause intermittent single-lane closures daily. • Timeline: end of November • Cost: $650,000 • Funding source: 2016 Mobility Bond 2 Oak Hill Parkway Project: Hwy. 290 in Oak Hill is being transformed into a six-lane divided highway with new frontage roads and 14 miles of shared-use paths. Update: The intersections of Monterey Oaks Boulevard, William Cannon Drive and Convict Hill Road will see reduced lanes. Drivers will begin using a new intersection alignment at Hwy. 290 and SH 71. The William Cannon Drive bypass bridge is closed as crews connect it to the new main lanes and flyovers. Eastbound drivers are being detoured to the Hwy. 290 frontage road; the bridge will reopen for westbound traffic once construction wraps up in 2026. • Timeline: intersection closures expected through late 35 71
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3 Oak Hill Parkway bridge work Project: The seven-mile stretch of highway has been undergoing a $677 million facelift since 2021. Update: Crews have completed a concrete deck pour for one of the two future connector bridges linking eastbound SH 71 to eastbound Hwy. 290. • Timeline: 2021-2025 • Cost: $677 million allocated for the entire project • Funding source: TxDOT Texas Clear Lanes 4 Mercer Street sidewalk Project: The city of Dripping Springs has partnered with TxDOT to fund a series of sidewalk projects. 183 Update: The Mercer Street sidewalk opened for public use Sept. 15. The pathway stretches from North Rob Shelton Boulevard along Hwy. 290 through downtown Dripping Springs to Mercer Street and RR 12, and includes a raised crosswalk and two pedestrian beacons. • Timeline: April 2025-September 2025 • Cost: roughly $600,000 • Funding source: city of Dripping Springs, TxDOT Transportation Alternatives Grant
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