TRANSPORTATION UPDATES City approves contract for new section of Kenney Fort
COMPILED BY BROOKE SJOBERG
ONGOING PROJECTS
Round Rock City Council approved a contract for an additional section of north-south thoroughfare Kenney Fort Boulevard during a Sept. 22 meeting. The $18.6 million contract awarded to Jordan Foster Construction will
involve extending the roadway north from Joe DiMaggio Boulevard to Old Settlers Boulevard. It will continue the six-lane divided arterial, which is intended to ll a gap in the city’s transportation network, according to city documents.
This project mirrors work underway south of Hwy. 79, where Segments 2 and 3 of the roadway are under construction. Construction on these segments began in January. Once completed, Kenney Fort will be one of few north-south thoroughfares in the city with a limited number of intersections. Transportation Director Gary Hudder said the road will a ect the quickness with which drivers can cut through the city. The Kenney Fort project is also considered a green eld project, as much of the area set aside for the project is previously undeveloped. Timeline: TBD Cost: $18.6 million Funding sources: Round Rock Transpor- tation and Economic Development Corp., self- nanced water construction
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East Bagdad Avenue improvements The city is expanding East Bagdad Avenue to improve the section for The Depot condominiums. Sidewalks will be added, but parking spots formerly located along the south wall of the city’s parking garage will not be restored. Timeline: November 2021-spring 2023 Cost: $1.32 million
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Funding source: Round Rock Transportation and Economic Development Corp.
CHANDLER CREEK BLVD.
JOE DIMAGGIO BLVD.
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The city of Round Rock will build a new section of Kenney Fort Boulevard.
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Land purchase approved for widening of Red Bud Lane north of Gattis School Road
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University Boulevard expansion The city of Round Rock is widening a section of University Boulevard between A.W. Grimes Boulevard and SH 130. The two-lane road will be expanded to a four-lane roadway with a median. Construction will be completed in the spring. Timeline: April 2021-spring 2023 Cost: $11.3 million Funding sources: Capital Area Metro- politan Planning Organization, city of Round Rock, Williamson County
FOREST RIDGE BLVD.
FOREST CREEK DR.
City o cials on Sept. 22 approved the purchase of a 0.103-acre parcel of land near the H E B located at the intersection of Gattis School Road and Red Bud Lane to facilitate a project to widen the latter. The project will see the existing two-lane roadway widened to a ve-lane divided arterial with a continuous left-turn lane.
Design on the project is expected to be completed in 2022 with construction on the project to start in 2024. Once complete, the area will have a new closed storm drain with curbs and gutters, a shared-use path for bikes and pedestrians on the west side of Red Bud with continuous sidewalks on either side of the street.
Total costs of the pur- chase were $121,537, made up of $71,792 for the parcel of land itself and $49,745 for improvements. The project limits cover Red Bud from Forest Ridge Boulevard/Evergreen Drive to Gattis School Road, according to city documents. Timeline: construction to start in 2024
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Cost: $121,537 Funding source: Round Rock Transportation and Economic Development Corp.
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF OCT. 6. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT RRKNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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