BY GRACIE WARHURST
2014 City identifies need for repair or replacement of bridges due to deterioration and increased traffic
2021 Voters approve mobility bond to fund bridge projects
2026 Vehicular bridges expected to be complete in spring
How we got here
1940 Austin
1999 Bridges eligible for National Register of Historic Bridges
2007 Georgetown assumes ownership of bridges from Texas Department of Transportation
2013 TxDOT implements load restrictions on bridges
2016 Study and design for bridges rehabilitation begins; identifies need for separate pedestrian bridges
2023 Vehicular bridges construction begins
2025 City Council selects a new design for pedestrian bridges
2027 Pedestrian bridges expected to be complete in summer
Avenue bridges constructed
SOURCE: CITY OF GEORGETOWN/COMMUNITY IMPACT
What’s next
cost $8 million. City officials are brainstorming temporary solutions for pedestrian access to cross the rivers before the pedestrian bridges begin construction, according to city documents.
Keith Hutchinson said there’s not a set timeline for construction but that it will begin after the pedestrian and bicycle bridges are finished. Funded by the Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corp. sales tax, the project will
The roundabout project at San Gabriel Village Boulevard is designed to reduce speeds and improve visibility, according to city documents. Design for the project is 60% complete, officials said. In a statement, Communications Manager
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