Transportation
BY GRACE DICKENS
LAWRENCE DR.
Upcoming projects
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620
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LARIAT TRAIL
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WESTLAKE DR.
SUTTON DR.
BEE CREEK RD.
360
BOLD RULER WAY
HIGHLANDS BLVD.
360
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W. CESAR CHAVEZ ST.
1 MoPac South expansion Project: The project features a number of express lanes along the 8.7-mile stretch from Cesar Chavez to Slaughter Lane, alongside shared-use paths and pedestrian crossings, according to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. Update: Public comment on the proposed project is open through May 3. • Timeline: TBD • Cost: $825 million • Funding source: TBD
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MOPAC
HAMILTON POOL RD.
W. SLAUGHTER LN.
OAK MEADOW DR.
290
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CONVICT HILL RD.
MAP NOT TO SCALE N
HIGH PLAINS DR.
along Hamilton Pool Road, from east of the Pedernales River to east of High Plains Drive, per Travis County. Update: The project is 50% complete as of April. • Timeline: secondquarter of 2026-end of 2026 • Cost: $2.39 million
Ongoing projects
Upcoming projects
3 Loop 360 Project Project: The Westlake Drive/Cedar Street project will remove tra c signals on the mainlanes and add an underpass at each cross-street for both locations. Update: Construction to continue between Bold Ruler Way and Pennybacker Bridge through mid-2026. • Timeline: projectcompletion estimated mid-2026 • Cost: $72.1 million • Funding source: Texas Department of Transportation, city of Austin 2016 Mobility Bond 4 Hamilton Pool Road Safety Improvement Project, Phase 2 Project: The project will add shoulders and turn lanes
2 Cardinal Hills Estates street improvements Project: The project will improve right of way for sections of Lawrence Drive, Sutton Drive and Lariat Trail to meet the Travis County standards required to integrate the roads into ongoing county maintenance programs. Update: The project is 7% complete as of April. • Timeline: design to be completed fourth quarter of 2026 • Cost: TBD • Funding source: Travis County
• Funding source: Travis County bonds 5 Oak Hill Parkway expansion
Project: The project will turn Hwy. 290 from a four-lane, undivided roadway to a six-lane divided highway, per the Texas Department of Transportation. Update: The Convict Hill bridge could open in April. • Timeline: 2022-26 (totalproject) • Cost: $677 millionallocated for the entire project • Funding source: TxDOT
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LAKE TRAVIS WESTLAKE EDITION
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