Crews completed work on the west side of Rockride Lane and began working on the east side as part of upgrades to the road. Once completed, it will consist of two lanes with a continuous center left-turn lane and a 10-foot-wide shared-use path along one side from SE Inner Loop to Sam Houston Avenue.
Read an update on this project, and others in Georgetown, below.
Upcoming projects
Williams Drive
- Project: This work will upgrade Rockride Lane to a two-lane collector roadway with a continuous center left-turn lane and a 10-foot-wide shared-use path along one side from SE Inner Loop to Sam Houston Avenue.
- Update: As of February, the contractor had completed work on the west side of the road and began working on the east side. The city expects substantial construction to be complete by the end of September.
- Timeline: 2022-26
- Cost: $12 million
- Funding source: city of Georgetown
DB Wood Road Phase 1
- Project: The project adds four 12-foot wide lanes, a center turn lane and a 10-foot shared-use path from Hwy. 29 to Oak Ridge Road.
- Update: All four lanes are open to traffic, with ancillary work remaining. Substantial completion is planned for July.
- Timeline: 2023-26
- Cost: $29.6 million
- Funding source: city of Georgetown
Austin Avenue vehicular bridges
- Project: This project includes reconstruction of two vehicular bridges crossing the San Gabriel River to address structural repairs and safety upgrades.
- Update: The southbound Austin Avenue bridge decks will be demolished beginning in early June, and reconstruction will take approximately two months. The contractor will then demolish the northbound bridge decks to rehabilitate them.
- Timeline: 2024-2027
- Cost: $12.8 million
- Funding sources: city of Georgetown, developer fees
