Transportation
BY ANNA MANESS, HALEY MCLEOD & GRACIE WARHURST
Hutto inks contracts for CR 132 realignment Five individual project orders will push forward the CR 132 realignment project following Hutto City Council approval at its Jan. 9 meeting. The contracts amount to just over $1 million. About the project The CR 132 project includes the construc- tion of a new two-lane roadway section with a 10-foot shared-use path. The scope includes realigning about a half mile of CR 132, from north of Limmer Loop to CR 133. The city will also recon- struct a bridge-class culvert on CR 132, as well as add a detention pond with potential six-foot walls.
Hutto developments ‘ready to blossom’ Williamson County is planning over $448 million in current and future road projects near Hutto. Senior Director of Infrastructure Robert Daigh spoke about the plans at the Jan. 15 Hutto Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “We’re trying to be sure that our children and our grandchildren have a transportation network that will allow them to move so you can get across the region easily,” he said. The gist One key project is the East Wilco Highway, which will take years before it reaches comple- tion, but will allow businesses to develop in the southeast quadrant of Hutto, Daigh said. County ocials are discussing the possibility of TxDOT taking over the rst three segments of the East Wilco Highway—from SH 130 to Hwy. 79—and turning it into a TxDOT freeway, Daigh said. While that is the current vision for the highway, an ocial deal has not been reached, he said. Remember this? The East Wilco Highway has eight total seg- ments and will start in south Hutto near SH 130 Historic subdivision receives road funding Pugerville City Council green lighted an $8.2 million construction contract for infrastructure improvements in the Historic Colored Addition subdivision at its Jan. 28 meeting. The gist The contract with Joe Bland Construction includes improvements to Russell Street, Caldwells Lane, Taylor Street, Lincoln Avenue and the new Grant Street. Construction will also improve sidewalks, street lighting, water mains and hydrants, underground utilities and utilities duct bank. The project will take approximately nine months, city ocials said. General fund and utility fund money paid for the design for this project, while 2020 voter-approved bonds over the construction costs.
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and reconnect to I-35 in Bell County, Daigh said. While segments 1 and 4 of the East Wilco Highway have nished construction, segments 2 and 3 are ongoing. The East Wilco Highway’s total projected cost is $347.26 million, according to previous. Looking ahead Other Hutto-specic road projects in the future include constructing a Hutto Arterial road from FM 1660 to CR 132. Funding to construct the Hutto Arterial has yet to be identied, according to the county’s website. Rates increase along 6 toll lanes in Austin The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, the agency responsible for managing and collect- ing toll fares on many of the express lanes in the Austin area, increased toll rates Jan. 1. What you need to know Originally approved during an October Mobility Authority board meeting, the majority of toll col- lection points will see between a 2%-3% increase— the result of recent ination, per a news release. The toll rate increases follow Mobility Authority policy that adjusts rates each year based on ina- tion to prevent larger hikes every ve years. The following toll lanes will be impacted: • 183A Toll • Hwy. 290 Toll • Hwy. 71 Toll Lane • SH 45 Toll
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• US 183 Toll • MoPac Express Lane Most tolling location points will see between a 1- to 5-cent increase for toll users.
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