The city of Georgetown will apply for around $70 million in federal transportation grants from the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Texas Department of Transportation.

Assistant City Manager Nick Woolery presented several priority projects at a City Council workshop Oct. 28.

The details

Georgetown will request CAMPO funding through its fiscal year 2026-29 open project call under the Surface Transportation Block Grant. The STBG is the “largest sum of federal money that ... cities and non-TxDOT entities can have access to for major road projects,” Woolery said at the meeting Oct. 28.

The following projects will be submitted for review:
  • $25 million-$28 million for full construction of FM 971
  • $10 million-$13 million for full design of Hwy. 29 East
  • $20 million-$25 million for construction of the Austin Avenue and Downtown Square conversion
  • $11 million-$13 million for construction of Spur 26
The city will also request funding through TxDOT’s highway safety improvement program to add a signalized intersection at Westinghouse Road and Vista View Drive, amounting to $370,000.


The timeline

Georgetown will finalize the grant requests and bring them to City Council for approval in January. The CAMPO deadline is Jan. 23.

Cities should hear back about the final award decision in mid-to-late summer, Woolery said.

Some context


CAMPO is a federal organization that coordinates with local governments for their regional transportation networks. It covers six counties—Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson.

CAMPO has about $330 million in STBG grant funding available over the next five years, Woolery said. The application pool is competitive due to available funding and the number of projects requesting grants, he said.

“There’s not a lot of federal transportation funding that’s been available in the region; most of it that we’ve had the past several years have gone into downtown Austin for the I-35 project,” Woolery said.