Transportation
BY ZACHARIA WASHINGTON
City OKs design for Bell District path Cedar Park City Council cleared a $360,000 contract for the design of the Bell District shared-use path, or SUP, project Feb. 22. About the project The Bell District shared-use path—intended for pedestrians and bicyclists—would provide a connection from the existing path on the west side of Bell Boulevard to the one on the east side of the 183A Toll, Capital Projects Manager Chris Brickey said during the Feb. 22 City Council meeting. Stretching 4,000 linear feet, the new path will link the Bell District to the 183A Toll SUP, which connects to the Brushy Creek Regional Trail. The new path will also include a pedes- trian crossing at the Capital Metro railroad. The project’s construction timeline was not available as of press time.
Roads close for New Hope Drive project
Design work for Hero Way reconstruction nears completion Detailed design work on the Hero Way road improvements project in Leander is now sched- uled to wrap up this summer after initially being planned for completion by the end of 2023. What’s happening? Williamson County officials said they are con- tinuing to work on various parts of the planning process such as acquiring the necessary right-of- way and adjusting utilities. Officials said the planning and design process is taking “more time than anticipated,” with no specific reason for the delay. In case you missed it Once fully built out, the $68 million project on Hero Way and RM 2243 will include two main
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As part of the New Hope Drive extension project, Krienke Ranch Road and parts of CR 272 in Cedar Park will be closed until April 30 to support the construction of a bridge over Brushy Creek. The New Hope Drive extension will go across the new bridge, which ties into the existing Krienke Ranch Road, said Mike Huber, Cedar Park’s Engi- neering Services Manager. The closure of Krienke Ranch Road is to ensure the safety of drivers while construction takes place. Huber said the New Hope Drive extension project is roughly 80% completed, and the new roadway is expected to open up to drivers this summer. The details East New Hope Drive in Cedar Park is being extended roughly 2.15 miles between Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Sam Bass Road. Once construction is complete, the new road
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Construction wraps up on Anderson Mill Construction on Phase 2 of Cedar Park’s Anderson Mill Road widening project concluded in February. The gist Costing $12.8 million, the project involves widening the remaining two-lane sections to four lanes between Cypress Creek Road and Whitestone Boulevard. In addition to repaving and striping, work included a new sidewalk and signal modifications.
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lanes going each direction that will have direct connections to the 183A Toll, Ronald Reagan Boulevard and the Southwest Bypass, according to county documents. Additionally, the road will include two three-lane frontage roads with access ramps on either side of the main lanes. Phase 1 includes construction of a single front- age road from the 183A Toll to Garey Park, which will serve two-way traffic until the other frontage road is built in a future phase, as well as a realign- ment of Hero Way to connect with RM 2243. Phase 1 is expected to begin this fall and take until summer 2026.
will be a divided four-lane roadway with raised medians, traffic signals, LED streetlights, bike lanes, sidewalks and stormwater controls. Huber said crews are also working on a connec- tion that will tie the end of Toro Grande Boulevard into the New Hope Drive extension. Crews first began working on the roughly $30 million project in October 2022. “You get two great things coming out of a project like this. You get increased ability to move traffic ... and you also have the economic development com- ponent, which is also very exciting,” Huber said.
HYMEADOW 12611 Hymeadow (512) 506-8401
NORTH 620 10601 N FM 620 (512) 506-8316
CEDAR PARK 13530 Ronald Reagan Blvd (512) 986-7681
ARBORETUM 10515 N Mopac Expressway (512) 342-6893
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