BY ZACHARIA WASHINGTON
Zooming in
What to expect
pretty dense development,” Woolery said. Transportation Manager Lua Saluone said peak commute times in this area are during the morning from 7-9 a.m. and in the evening from 4-6 p.m. Georgetown resident Joshua Pickering said trac at this intersection during the evenings is “absolutely rancid.” “If [the city doesn’t] widen [that road] before it’s too late, it will be impossible to get across town,” he said.
In 2022, an average of 32,992 drivers moved through the intersection of I-35 and Hwy. 29, a 103.7% increase compared to 16,200 in 2003, according to data from TxDOT. Since then, the Wolf Ranch Town Center devel- opment opened, the Wolf Ranch master-planned community came online and, most recently in 2023, the H E B and Ascension Medical Group facility opened in Wolf Lakes Village. “Wolf Lakes Village was always intended to be a
To add capacity to the road and improve mobility, ocials are planning to widen a portion of Hwy. 29 near Wolf Ranch Parkway from a divided roadway with four lanes to one with six lanes. Saluone said construction is planned to start in fall 2025. City sta will also widen Wolf Ranch Parkway from Hwy. 29 to Rivery Boulevard, making it four lanes with a median. A timeline is not yet available for this project. TxDOT Communications Director Bradley Wheelis said a feasibility study of Hwy. 29 from Georgetown to Bertram will start in late 2024 to assess possible improvements.
Annual average daily tra c
2017: Residents move into Wolf Ranch neighborhood
20K 15K 25K 30K 35K
2005: Wolf Ranch Town Center opens
Key 1 Wolf Ranch Parkway and Memorial Drive improvements 1A Proposed stoplights 1B Proposed roundabout 2 Hwy. 29 widening
0
2004
2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
2002
SOURCES: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, CITY OF GEORGETOWNCOMMUNITY IMPACT
What else
RIVERY BLVD.
Annual average daily trac
Motor vehicle trac crashes (annual)
Year
1
While trac can get jammed at the intersection, ocials said the number of accidents per year is relatively low. In about a 10-year period, the highest number of trac accidents was 54 in 2020. Saluone said, from a safety standpoint, this stretch of road is well-built. “You might not always be able to ow through here quickly, but typically, you actually don’t see a lot of accidents in this area,” he said.
1A
2014
23,452
45
WOLF RANCH PKWY.
2016
29,044
53
35
1A
1B
2018
33,037
44
29
2020
33,596
54
2
N
2022
32,992
48
SOURCES: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, CITY OF GEORGETOWNCOMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONCOMMUNITY IMPACT
PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGICAL CARE
WISDOM TOOTH REMOVAL DENTAL IMPLANTS � EXTRACTIONS JAW SURGERY � ORAL PATHOLOGY PROUD TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE
DR. MARK OPPENHEIM
DR. BRAD SCHAFER
1500 W. UNIVERSITY AVE SUITE 108-109, GEORGETOWN � 512-737-3266 � ORALSURGERYCENTRALTEXAS.COM
23
GEORGETOWN EDITION
Powered by FlippingBook