Part of ChisholmTrail Road to undergo overhaul
ONGOING PROJECTS
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and work will take place between the north end of the Chisholm Trail Road bridge at Brushy Creek and Sam Bass Road. The rmwill provide preparation of plans, speci cations and estimates as well as related sup- porting documents for the roadway’s reconstruction. The Chisholm Trail upgrade will include a new urban roadway section
and drainage improvements. The area through which the section of Chisholm Trail runs is known as Old Town Round Rock, one of the city’s historic centers and the original site of settlement in the area. Timeline: TBD Cost: $389,055 Funding source: city of Round Rock
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Due to a lack of underground drain- age, a portion of Chisholm Trail Road in Round Rock will undergo complete reconstruction. On March 24, City Council approved a $389,055 engineering contract to report on scope of project needs. Round Rock Transportation Director Gary Hudder said his team discovered an absence of underground drainage while conducting maintenance work on arterial roads. “[We] quickly realized that it is a signi cant project to do this correctly and make the repairs that are neces- sary,” Hudder said. The city awarded the contract to engineering rm Friese & Nichols,
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Old Settlers Boulevard extension The Old Settlers Boulevard exten- sion is in design, and right-of-way negotiations began this year. The project will connect Old Settlers from North Red Bud Lane to CR 110. The extension is planned to be a four-lane divided roadway with a bridge over McNutt Creek. Timeline: design completion in 2022 Cost: TBD Funding sources: city of Round Rock, Williamson County
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An engineering rmwill provide a report on the scope of work needed along Chisholm Trail Road. BRIAN RASH COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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University Boulevard project nowmore than $13million
redirecting and replacing it, and assist with other project modi cations, a process separate from removing the existing asbestos pipe. DeNucci Constructors won the $12,028,913 University widening project contract in late 2020. Round Rock Transportation Director Gary Hudder said additional costs are
normal for overhauls to older infrastructure such as the University Boulevard project. The next phase of the project is expected to begin July 18, with full completion anticipated in early 2023 Timeline: fall 2020-early 2023 Cost: $13.05 million Funding source: city of Round Rock
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North Mays Street widening Two segments of Mays Street—from Paloma Drive to Steam Way and Oak- mont Drive to south of the University Drive-Oakmont intersection—will be widened to a ve-lane roadway with 6-foot sidewalks on the east side and 10-foot shared-use pathways on the west side. Timeline: TBD Cost: estimated at $3.5 million- $4 million Funding source: city of Round Rock
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to the city. During a March 14 City Council meeting, city sta presented the project’s eighth change order for approval. The new expendi- ture will allow the project’s contractor, DeNucci Constructors, to remove a 12-inch asbestos water line discovered while work was underway on the project. In February, o cials approved a $553,313.07 change order to relocate the water line, e ectively
Round Rock o cials approved an $88,546.77 change order for the University Boulevard widening project, bringing the total cost of the project to $13,047,276.29. Drivers who utilize University can also expect lane closures that went into e ect April 6 to persist for several months as the project shifts to complete the lanes on the southern side of the road, according
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF APRIL 19. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT RRKNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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