Transportation
Transportation
BY GRACE DICKENS & KAMERYN GRIESSER
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON
North Austin behavioral health hospital to see delayed start
Construction begins on Spicewood Springs Road The city of Austin hosted a groundbreaking Dec. 8 for the Spicewood Springs Road expansion, which will widen a section of the road from two to four lanes to address tra c congestion and safety concerns in the area, according to a news release. What residents should know • The construction will a ect the 2-mile stretch of road from Mesa Drive to Loop 360. • The improvements are expected to cause lane closures and detours throughout construction. • The $31 million expansion project is funded by the resident-approved 2016 Mobility Bond and is set to be completed by December 2026. Other details The project also includes the addition of a grassy median and two shared-use pedestrian paths on each side of the road.
What’s next?
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The upcoming hospital will provide a variety of mental health services and include 80 beds, with the capacity for 12 additional beds in the future. More than 200 jobs will be created, hospital o cials said.
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Construction on an upcoming behavioral health center from St. David’s HealthCare will begin at least six months behind schedule, hospital o cials said. Located near St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, work on the $33.7 million behavioral health project will begin this summer, hospital o cials told Community Impact . An updated timeline for completion was not available as of press time. While the project was rst announced in a February 2022 news release, the project was initially projected to begin in late 2023. “While the COVID-19 pandemic certainly compounded the challenges our region is facing, there was already a need for …. additional services in our community,
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Key hospital features
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Intersection closed through March The Park eld Drive and Mearns Meadow Boulevard intersection is closed through March as o cials continue work on Phase 1 of the Little Walnut Creek Flood Risk Reduction Project. The details Phase 1 of the project extends from Rut- land Drive to Park eld Drive. The intersec- tion closure began in mid-December with an anticipated end in early 2024.
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“Between 2012 and 2017, 47% of vehicle collisions on this stretch
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resulted in injury. I’m very pleased that the new improvements will not only be safer, but more e cient.” DISTRICT 10 COUNCIL MEMBER ALISON ALTER
SOURCE: ST. DAVID’S HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY IMPACT
including behavioral health services,” said David Hu stutler, St. David’s HealthCare president and CEO, in the release.
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HYMEADOW 12611 Hymeadow (512) 506-8401
NORTH 620 10601 N FM 620 (512) 506-8316
ARBORETUM 10515 North Mopac Expressway (512) 342-6893
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