Georgetown Edition | January 2024

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Ocials to address one of city’s busiest crossings

Current situation

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Over the years, the intersection of I-35 and Hwy. 29, which is also called University Avenue in Georgetown, near Wolf Ranch Parkway, has seen new retail stores, an inux of residential housing and, as a result, an increase in tra c volumes. The area continues to develop, with new homes still going up in the Wolf Ranch neighborhood in addition to the 336-unit Varenna Lakeside apartment complex under construction and the recent opening of the Wolf Lakes Village H-E-B. O cials said another contributing factor is growth along Hwy. 29 between Georgetown and Liberty Hill, where developers are planning to build more than 14,000 homes over the next several years. “It’s not conned to just Georgetown; it’s not even conned to just these retail developments and even the residential in this area,” Woolery said. “Some of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the region are to the west of [Georgetown].” He said the Hwy. 29 and I-35 intersection was not designed for the volume of tra c it sees with annual average daily tra c counts more than doubling from 2003 to 2022, according to TxDOT data.

1 Wolf Ranch neighborhood 2,400-2,500 single-family homes at full build out 2 Varenna Lakeside apartment complex 336 units 3 Rise510 apartment complex 301 units 4 New H-E-B Includes True Texas BBQ restaurant and an on-site fuel station and car wash H-E-B closed June 2023 6 Wolf Ranch Town Center Over 80 retail stores and restaurants 7 Wolf Crossing Over 25 retail stores and restaurants 5 Old H-E-B site

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What they're saying

“We are trying to be as proactive as we can to get additional projects moving. Trac is an issue here—nobody is denying that.” NICK WOOLERY, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER

“Congestion along the I35 corridor and at key east-west intersections, like this one, will continue to increase unless we do something about it.” BRADLEY WHEELIS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

“I’ll be stopped from Aldi all the way to HEB, just gridlock. … There should be some kind of infrastructure for the amount of people here.” JOSHUA PICKERING, RESIDENT

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