Transportation
BY KAMERYN GRIESSER
Camp Craft Road to close for construction Construction began on Camp Craft Road in April to improve drainage systems and eliminate low water crossings over Eanes Creek. West Lake Hills officials laid out details of the process April 10, including a rough timeline and traffic changes to expect along Camp Craft Road and Eanes School Road during construction. What residents need to know Camp Craft Road will close immediately following the last day of school on May 26 and remain closed until Aug. 2. Prior to the closure, drivers can expect temporary, one-lane reductions during nonpeak traffic hours on portions of Camp Craft Road and Eanes School Road as drainage improvements are added. To accommodate this, a temporary speed limit of 20 mph went into effect on April 14, and con- struction began on Camp Craft Road shortly after,
Bee Cave nixes Vail Divide expansion Bee Cave City Council removed plans to create an additional right-turn lane on the southbound portion of Vail Divide at an April 9 meeting. The reason Though intended to ease school traffic congestion, a 2023 analysis showed the expansion wasn’t worth $250,000 as the opening of Vail Divide in June 2023 had little impact on school traffic patterns.
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Director of Building and Development Services Jennifer Bills said. Project manager Vicki Ortega said the contractors are working with local schools and Eanes ISD to ensure the project will be mostly finished before the beginning of the school year. The bigger picture The Camp Craft Road and Eanes School Road project is intended to reduce road closures during flash flood storms. It is the first project within a $7.9 million improvements bond package passed by voters in 2021.
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