TRANSPORTATION UPDATES1. Jim Hogg Road intersection widening


Construction continues on the city’s project to widen the Jim Hogg Road and Williams Drive intersection. The project is expected to improve access to the new City Services Center. The improvements include widening the road to three lanes as well as the addition of a traffic signal.


Timeline: February-summer 2016
Cost: $725,000
Funding sources: city of Georgetown



2. Southwest Bypass and Wolf Ranch Parkway construction


The construction of the Southwest Bypass and the extension of Wolf Ranch Parkway is expected to break ground this spring. Georgetown voters approved funding for the project as part of a $105 million road bond in May 2015. City Council approved a construction contract with Jordan Foster Construction for the project during its Feb. 23 meeting. The council also approved an interlocal agreement with Williamson County for the construction of the county’s portion of the Southwest Bypass from Leander Road to I-35. Design work is underway for the county’s portion.


Timeline: spring 2016-fall 2018
Cost: $18.8 million
Funding sources: city of Georgetown 2015 road bond



3. FM 1460 expansion


Construction to widen FM 1460 from Quail Valley Drive in Georgetown to just north of University Boulevard in Round Rock is underway. The project, which broke ground in October, will realign a section of the roadway east of the current roadway at Quail Valley Drive and intersect at Texstar Drive and High Tech Drive and will then reconnect with the existing FM 1460 alignment at SE Inner Loop. The remaining section of the project will continue along the existing FM 1460 roadway. Some speed limits in the area have been changed in the work zone, and drivers are encouraged to use caution in the area. The Texas Department of Transportation is overseeing the project’s construction.


Timeline: November 2015-fall 2017
Cost: $34.7 million
Funding sources: cities of Georgetown and Round Rock, TxDOT, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization



4. SE Inner Loop improvements


Williamson County is working on two projects to improve safety along SE Inner Loop between Belmont and Maple drives, including completely rebuilding the section of roadway to include center and right-turn lanes. The project is intended to improve access at the county’s Central Maintenance facility at 3101 SE Inner Loop and at the roadway’s intersection with Wilco Way. Design is underway on both projects, which are expected to break ground this summer.


Timeline: summer-late 2016
Cost: $6.6 million
Funding sources: Williamson County road bond


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