Transportation Updates April 2017Spring is here and summer is around the corner, so that means road work season is in full swing. Here are a few area projects to take note.

1. I-35 frontage roads repaving

The Texas Department of Transportation will resurface the I-35 frontage roads from SH 45 N to Rundberg Lane. The $7.3 million project is expected to begin this spring. Estimated timeline: Late spring-summer

2. Resurfacing Parmer Lane

TxDOT will resurface Parmer Lane from MoPac to the I-35 southbound frontage road. The $1.5 million project was awarded to Lone Star Paving Co. on April 20. Estimated timeline: Summer 2017

3. Jollyville Road sidewalk upgrades

The city of Austin began improving sidewalks on Jollyville Road between Duval Road and Balcones Woods Drive. The $330,000 project includes new sidewalk construction and retrofitting existing sidewalks and ramps. Estimated timeline: Early 2017-late summer

4. Intersection improvements

Work will wrap up in late April on safety improvements at the intersection of Lamar Boulevard and Parmer Lane. Improvements include reconstructing the existing right-turn islands at the northwest and southeast corners of the intersection for better turning movements and adding high-visibility striped crosswalks to all crossing points. The $647,000 project is funded through the city of Austin’s 2012 bond. Estimated timeline: March-late April

5. Planning for Phase 2 of Northern Walnut Creek Trail resumes

The city of Austin resumed planning in 2017 of the second phase of the Northern Walnut Creek Trail  after the project received $2.5 million from the 2016 Austin mobility bond. The second phase of the trail will span 1.8 miles from Walnut Creek park to I-35 near the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality building south of Tech Ridge Boulevard. The city aims to complete design in early 2018 and begin construction in late 2018. Construction is estimated to cost between $3.5 million and $4 million. Timeline: late 2018-2019 Cost: $3.5 million-$4 million Funding source: city of Austin

6. Street maintenance

The city of Austin is planning to perform maintenance on a number of streets in Northwest Austin in 2017. This year several streets in the Milwood neighborhood and streets near Parmer Lane, Metric Boulevard, Braker Lane, Great Hills Trail and Lamar Boulevard as well as in some neighborhoods near Spicewood Springs Road are scheduled to have work performed. Residents in affected areas will be notified 30 days before work begins. Timeline: April-September Cost: varies Funding source: city of Austin

7. MoPac toll lanes

Work continues on the MoPac express toll lanes between Parmer Lane and Cesar Chavez Street. In the coming weeks the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority expects to reopen the northbound auxiliary, or merge, lane between 35th and 45th streets. Crews also will be laying down a final layer of friction course pavement this spring. The MoPac contractor previously expected to complete the project in June. However, Mobility Authority Executive Director Mike Heiligenstein said on March 29 that the agency is anticipating the project will not be done by then but will be complete sometime this summer. Timeline: October 2013-summer 2017 Cost: $204 million Funding sources: various