Featured update
- Whitestone, Lakeline, Ronald Reagan boulevards turn lane project
(designated on map by orange circles)
This project will widen roads for the addition or extension of right-turn lanes along Whitestone Boulevard, Lakeline Boulevard and Ronald Reagan Boulevard. The project will also remove raised medians on RM 1431 near US 183. On March 5, the city of Cedar Park will open construction proposals, which will go through a competitive sealed bid process where the city receives and opens all bids unseen. Timeline: TBD-fall
Cost: $1.3 million
Funding source: Cedar Park Community Development Corp. (Type B Board)
Recently completed
- Intersection at Travisso Parkway and FM 1431
Public works crews repaired and replaced part of the surface at the intersection at Travisso Parkway and FM 1431, which was “rapidly failing,” according to city documents. Construction was completed Feb. 27.
Timeline: Feb. 22-27
Cost: $6,000-$7,000
Funding source: general fund
Recent updates
- Bicycle lanes Phase 1A
This project will add 470,000 feet of bicycle lanes to existing pavement on A Brushy Creek Road, B Little Elm Trail, C New Hope Drive and D Buttercup Creek Boulevard in Cedar Park. The city initially only received one proposal, and it exceeded the project budget. After rebidding the project, the City Council on Feb. 27 did not agree to a new contract and postponed further decisions to later meetings.
Timeline: spring 2020-TBD
Cost: $350,000
Funding source: Cedar Park Community Development Corp. (Type B Board) - Bell Boulevard realignment
This project will relocate part of Bell Boulevard between Buttercup Creek Boulevard and Cedar Park Drive to the alignment of Old Hwy. 183. Substantial utilities relocation began Jan. 20 near the middle of the planned realignment, according to Cedar Park city spokesperson Jennie Huerta. Overhead utilities will be put underground, according to city documents. Bell realignment construction is expected to begin in the summer.
Timeline: summer 2020-fall 2021
Cost: $24 million
Funding source: Cedar Park 2015
voter-approved road bond - Brushy Creek North Fork Trail
Upon completion, the 3-mile trail will run mostly along the north fork of Brushy Creek. The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization selected the project to receive nearly $2.7 million in federal funding. The city of Cedar Park will be responsible for nonconstruction expenses of the trail, such as the design and environmental review, according to Huerta. The project is in the design stage, Huerta said.Timeline: construction to start in 2021
Cost: $3.2 million
Funding sources: CAMPO, Cedar Park Community Development Corp. (Type B Board)
Upcoming projects
- Leander Capital Metro Quiet Zones
Two highway-rail grade crossings will be built at A Metro Drive and B San Gabriel Parkway to reduce community disturbances within the transit-oriented district area.
Timeline: TBD
Cost: $495,215
Funding sources: Capital Metro, city of Leander 2016 certificates of obligation - Intersection of Leander Drive and East Crystal Falls Parkway
Reconstruction will increase the curb radius to allow room for large trucks to turn onto Leander Drive. This project will include the demolition and relocation of a storm inlet and an Americans with Disabilities Act-regulated ramp relocation.
Timeline: early March-July (120 days)
Cost: $97,298.40
Funding sources: traffic impact fees - Toll 183A frontage roads
The Texas Department of Transportation will build frontage roads on Toll 183A from Avery Ranch Boulevard to RM 1431. An 18-month draft environmental assessment is scheduled to begin in 2021, TxDOT Engineer Eduardo Garcia said.
Timeline: fall 2023-fall 2025/2026
Cost: $75 million
Funding source: Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board grant - Little Elm Trail and Kent/Fire Lane roadway reconstruction
This reconstruction project will be on sections of Little Elm Trail and Kent/Fire Lane. Construction proposals are currently underway and will be opened March 5.
Timeline: spring 2020-summer 2020
Cost: $563,000
Funding source: 4B Community Development Sales Tax Corporation
All information on this page was updated as of March 9. News or questions about these or other local transportation projects? Email us at [email protected].
