Transportation
BY ANNA MANESS
Rockride Lane closed for reconstruction Georgetown commuters can expect a portion of Rockride Lane to remain closed through early August. The details The reconstruction project will create a two-lane roadway with a continuous center left-turn lane, and add a 10-foot-wide shared-use path on the east side of Rockride Lane from SE Inner Loop to Sam Houston Avenue, according to city information.
Construction starts on Shell Road widening Crews began construction to improve a roughly 1-mile stretch of Shell Road from Williams Drive to Sycamore Street on July 19, according to ClearGov, a government budgeting software the city uses. This comes after City Council members awarded Texas Road LLC with a $15 million contract to move forward with the project on June 24. The details The existing undivided roadway with one lane in each direction will be expanded into a road with two lanes in each direction, new turn lanes at intersections, upgraded traffic signals and additional pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, among other drainage and lighting improvements. Additionally, the future four-lane arterial will have a raised median, according to ClearGov, and a new traffic signal will be installed at Rosedale Boulevard and Village Commons Boulevard.
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Funding the project The Shell Road widening will be funded through a mixture of certificate of obligation bonds, gen- eral obligation bonds and general obligation bond interest, according to ClearGov. A voter-approved May 2021 mobility bond set aside $12.5 million for Shell Road. The entire Shell Road widening project—includ- ing both design and construction—is projected to cost around $20.3 million.
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