Transportation
BY KAMERYN GRIESSER
Traffic signal coming soon to Wild Cherry and Flint Rock Road
At a Sept. 3 special council meeting, Lakeway approved a $625,697 construction bid for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Wild Cherry and Flint Rock Road. The details The intersection improvement is one of several road projects funded by the $17.4 million voter-approved 2022 transportation bond. While the project was initially estimated to cost $391,000, City Manager Joseph Molis said the increased cost is due to misaligned development timelines between the light and neighboring Hillsong development. Original plans detailed the Hillsong developers would install the necessary utilities to support the light, but since the development has not reached that construction stage yet, those costs fell to the city and resulted in additional costs from working with Austin Energy to design a power source, Molis said.
Projects in progress include: Wild Cherry Drive and Flint Rock Road light: • set to begin this fall
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Top O The Lake Drive drainage updates: • under construction, expected to finish sometime in October Main Street bridge and Birrell Street bridge additions: • expected to begin construction in about 14 months
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To prevent such cost increases in the future, the city plans to receive better utility mapping from Austin Energy to study ahead of the design phase, Molis said. Looking ahead The project will begin sometime this fall, and
Director of Public Works Dale DeLong said the construction will require temporary, single-lane road closures. The rest of the bond package includes plans for road resurfacing, culvert replacements, sidewalk additions and other traffic light installations.
MOPAC SOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY PUBLIC MEETING
IN-PERSON: Austin High School Cafeteria 1715 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78703 Tues., Nov. 12, 2024, 5 - 8 p.m.
ONLINE: voh.mopacsouth.com Tues., Nov. 12, 2024 at 5 p.m. through Sun., Dec. 29, 2024
Join us for Open House #6
We need your input
Written comments from the public regarding the proposed project are requested and may be submitted: At the In-Person Open House By Mail: Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, c/o MoPac South 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300 Austin, TX 78705 By Email: mopacsouth@ctrma.org Online: voh.mopacsouth.com
Information about the environmental study and Recommended Build Alternative will be available for public review and comment, as well as project history, status, and next steps.
Comments must be received or postmarked by Sun., Dec. 29, 2024 to be included in the official record of this open house.
The virtual and in-person public meeting will be conducted in English. Interpreters or document translators may be provided upon request. Special accommodations can also be requested by persons with disabilities. For interpretation or translation services or for other special accommodations, the public may contact the project team at (512) 342-3299 no later than 4 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 6, 2024 for the in-person meeting and no later than 4 p.m. on Fri., Dec. 20, 2024 for the virtual meeting .
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 9, 2019, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT
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