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and River Road. The project is expected to mitigate drainage issues with a new stormwater drainage outfall to the Blanco River, according to the city of San Marcos. A sidewalk extension up to 10 feet wide along Uhland Drive is also planned along with an additional bus stop and upgrades to two existing bus stops. Timeline: March 2021-spring 2023 Cost: $6.54 million Funding sources: CDBG-DR, USHUD 3 Blanco Gardens drainage improvements To prevent ooding on the scale of the 2015 ood events in San Marcos, new underground and open channel storm- water improvements as well as plans to move electric lines underground are in the works, according to the city of San Marcos. New storm sewer systems along Conway Street, Barbara Drive and River Road are part of the plans. Inlets along River Road are also planned to connect to an existing parallel channel next to the Red Point Apartments to relieve existing storm systems and tie into water quality treatment methods, among other improvements to the neighborhood. Timeline: April 2022-fall 2024 Cost: $12.25 million Funding source: CDBG-DR, USHUD 4 Mobility I-35 River Ridge Parkway to Aquarena Springs Drive ramp work Northbound ramps between River Ridge Parkway and Aquarena Springs Drive along I-35 are nearing completion. New northbound entrance and exit ramps are being completed along with moving an existing entrance ramp south along I-35 were part of the project, according to the city of San Marcos. Northbound front- age road reconstruction along the areas where the ramps were built was also part of this project. An Advanced Funding Agreement between the city and the Texas Department of Transportation allowed for the inclusion of waterline and electric bore improvements. Timeline: January 2021-fall 2022 Cost: $555,400 Funding source: TxDOT
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Hays County o cials held a ribbon cutting Oct. 25. (Courtesy Hays County)
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FM 1626 & RM 967 improvements Hays County hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 25 for the completion of the FM 1626 and RM 967 improve- ments project in Buda. The FM 1626 project included roadway expansions to four lanes and was completed in 2020. The most recent project included a continuous center turn lane that was added to RM 967 from Oak Forest Drive to FM 1626, a painted median from Ruby Ranch Road to Oak Forest Drive and drainage improvements. Funding for the RM 967 project came from several sources, according to the county, including the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the 2016 Hays County Road Bond.
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ONGOING PROJECTS 1 Academy Street and West Sessom Drive improvements Construction crews are still in the begin- ning stages of this drainage improvement project that stretches along West Sessom Drive at the intersection of LBJ Drive and winds up Academy Street to West Holland Street in San Marcos. Drainage improvements are being addressed as part of the city’s Drainage Master Plan projects, according to the city of San Marcos. Water and wastewater lines along Academy Street will be replaced, and sidewalks along Academy Street and Sessom Drive between Yale Street and Alamo Street will be reconstructed. Multimodal improvements for cyclists
and pedestrians at intersections along this stretch of roadway are also part of the project. Timeline: May 2022-spring 2024 Cost: $5.8 million Funding source: city of San Marcos 2 Uhland Road improvements Funded by the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, this project calls for full depth reconstruction of County Road and Uhland Road between I-35 and approximately 200 feet south of the intersection with Aquarena Springs Drive. A roundabout is included in this project at the intersection of Uhland Road
Timeline: fall 2021-fall 2022 Cost: $6.6 million (RM 967)
Funding sources: CAMPO, 2016 Hays County Road Bond, Texas Department of Transportation ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF OCT. 31. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT SBKNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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