Transportation
BY GRACE DICKENS
Drivers can anticipate a gradual tra c shift this summer as o cials with the US 183 North Mobility Project slowly open a fourth travel lane in each direction. From the second week of June throughout the rest of the summer, transportation o cials are opening 3,000-4,000 feet of the newly-constructed fourth lane on US 183 North, according to a news release. The project is split into three segments. Work began with Segment 1 in the second week of June, and will be followed by Segment 2 and Segment 3 in order toward the end of the summer, per the news release. Project o cials are developing a plan to ensure the tra c shifts impact the ow of tra c positively, the release states. US 183 North to shift lanes
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Segment 2 tra c shift begins here and moves south on northbound US 183
Drivers can expect to gain a lane in the direction they are traveling over time on US 183 North, and there will be on- road signage to help guide drivers, the news release states. Timely completion of this shift is dependent upon weather and is subject to change, o cials said. Ongoing closures will still happen throughout the summer as work continues, with particular focus on frontage roads. The project spans 9 miles of US 183 and once completed will add two express toll lanes on the interior of the road plus one additional nontolled lane in each direction. Costing $612 million, the project broke ground in 2022 and completion is still on track for 2026, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority o cials con rmed earlier this year.
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Segment 1 tra c shift begins here and moves north on southbound US 183
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Segment 3 tra c shift begins here and moves north on southbound US 183
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