TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Kelly Lane project work will widen road, improve traffic Construction began in July on the second phase of a major overhaul to Kelly Lane in Pflugerville. The gist: At a June 27 meeting, City Council awarded $14.9 million to Capital Excavation Co. to widen a portion of Kelly Lane from two lanes to a divided four-lane roadway from Falcon Point Boulevard to just east of Moorlynch Avenue. Next steps: City staff said the construction of the project is scheduled to conclude in early 2025, according to a presentation from Isaac Espinosa, a project manager with the Pflugerville Engineering Department. The details: Improvements to Kelly Lane in Pflugerville have already begun. As part of Phase 1, crews widened the roadway west of Falcon Pointe Boulevard. City information states Phase 2 will: • Add raised medians • Increase lighting • Add continuous sidewalks • Create a roundabout at Vilamoura Street
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF JULY 12. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT PFHNEWS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Economic Development Corp. at a cost of about $18.23 million, up from an original estimate of about $11.7 million. The project will run east to west from FM 3349 to approximately the center of the 1,400-acre Megasite. Timeline: Early 2023-fall 2024 Cost: $18.23 million Funding source: city of Hutto Spine Road construction in Hutto On July 7, Hutto City Council approved an amended agreement that will advance a project to construct a major thoroughfare in the Megasite, a roughly 1,400-acre parcel of land in east Hutto earmarked mainly for indus- trial development. The agreement gives the project reins to the Hutto
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agreement for construction management and inspection services with program management firm Volkert Inc. Additionally, council approved a $537,554 supplemen- tal professional services agreement with construction consulting firm Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson. City documents state the firm will provide professional engineering services associated with the Kelly Lane Phase 2 project. Quote of note: “This is a huge investment. ... It’s been a long time coming, and it’s a very important roadway,” said Andrea Brinkley, capital improvement projects director for Pflugerville. Timeline: July 2023-early 2025 Cost: $16.76 million Funding source: city of Pflugerville
Items worth mentioning: Pertaining to the Kelly Lane Phase 2 project, council also approved a $1.32 million
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