Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | April 2022

TRANSPORTATIONUPDATES Lakewayapproves 2 transportationengineering reviews

ONGOING PROJECTS

with a 10-foot-wide shared-use path and 6-foot wide sidewalk along the other side of the street, according to city documents. The project would include a connection fromMedical Drive to Lohmans Spur Road. The review will also include estimates for a crossing at Yaupon Creek, which will be necessary if these changes are made, according to city documents. The review for Main Street will include a review of pricing presented by the developer for a 130-foot bridge spanning Yaupon Creek that connects to the adjacent property owner, according to city documents. The city’s thoroughfare plan details this road as a four-lane divided collector road with a 10-foot-wide shared-use path and 6-foot-wide

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Lakeway City Council approved the engineering review of transpor- tation projects on Birrell Street and Main Street at its March 31 meeting in a 4-1 vote, with Council Member Steve Smith voting against. These projects are an addendum to the original contract signed with engi- neering company Walter P. Moore in January, which included 13 projects. “We wanted to provide a network within that area that has more than one way to and from the dense portion of our commercial district,” City Manager Julie Oakley said. The Birrell project includes a schematic design and pricing for the roadway in accordance with the city’s thoroughfare plan, including a two-lane undivided collector road

MEDICAL DR.

Hamilton Pool Road widening project underway

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Crews are working to relocate utilities o Hamilton Pool Road, and work on widening the 6.3-mile portion of the road is expected to begin by early May, according to TxDOT. The project will see the addition of a continuous center turn lane and shoulders on both sides. The entire $13.7 million project is expected

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sidewalk along the opposite side of the street. This project includes a connection through Phase 2 of The Oaks at Lakeway, a planned use development o Main Street. Reviewing these projects will cost $39,200, which will be added to the initial $191,380 for the projects approved for review in January. The city can be reimbursed for the proposal fee upon passage of a bond in the future, according to the city.

to be completed by late 2023. Timeline: late 2021-late 2023 Cost: $13.7 million Funding sources: TxDOT, Travis County

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TxDOT to widen, improve roadways in Travis, Hays starting in summer The Texas Department of Transportation is planning to start work this summer will be improvements on Hwy. 71 between the Pedernales River to the million project to construct a 12-foot center turning BY SUMAIYA MALIK

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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF APRIL 4. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT LTWNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. are uid and will adapt to time and weather delays, according to TxDOT. Timeline: July 2021-26 Cost: $674 million Funding source: TxDOT Oak Hill Parkway update There will be a continuous long- term closure on the right lane of the westbound Hwy. 290 frontage road between Boston Lane and Industrial Oaks Boulevard until September. Access to businesses will continue to be maintained. Construction schedules

lane and 5-foot shoulder is funded by TxDOT’s High- way Safety Improvement Program. In Hays County, on RM 150 between Oak Springs Drive and Onion Creek, Texas Materials Group will construct a 6-foot shoulder on the section of roadway south of Dripping Springs and a center turning lane on Darden Hill Road for $3.6 million. The project will start this summer and end in summer 2023.

Travis County line. Hunter Industries will construct a center turn lane and shoulders on the 3.4-mile stretch. Construction will begin by June and nish by early 2023. The project will cost $12.8 million. In Travis County, FM 1626 between South First Street and Sombrero Drive will see improvements. Dan Williams Co. begins work this fall and nishes in spring 2023. The nearly $2.3

on numerous projects to widen and improve highways in Travis and Hays counties. The Texas Transportation Commission approved contracts for funding for the projects totaling $21.3 million, and work is expected to take about a year. Funding for the proj- ects will come from private companies or TxDOT. Near Spicewood, there N

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