Resurfacing Parmer Lane
The Texas Department of Transportation pushed back the timeline to resurface Parmer Lane from MoPac to the I-35 southbound frontage road. The project is expected to begin Sept. 17 and wrap up Nov. 1.
Timeline: mid-September-November
Cost: $1.5 million
Funding source: TxDOT
North Lamar Boulevard sidewalks
The city of Austin is adding new sidewalks to fill in gaps along North Lamar Boulevard from US 183 to Braker Lane. The project includes replacing existing sidewalks.
Timeline: June 2017-late 2018
Cost: $1.5 million
Funding sources: city of Austin, TxDOT grant
Updated Lamar Boulevard bridge railings
TxDOT will finish upgrading and replacing railing near bridges along the roadway from Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park to Payton Gin Road by the end of September, weather permitting.
Timeline: Aug. 1-September
Cost: $175,000
Funding source: TxDOT
MoPac toll lanes
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is anticipating the rest of the northbound express lane to open in late September with the full project opening in early November. In mid-September crews completed final paving on the northbound side and began final paving on the southbound side. The agency estimates the toll for the entire length of the lane on one side could be in the $2 range.
Timeline: 2013-early November 2017
Cost: $204 million
Funding sources: various
Northern Walnut Creek Trail Phase 1A
Construction will begin this fall on the last segment of Phase 1 that will complete the trail in Balcones District Park. A portion of the project is already under construction as part of the Waters Park Relief Main project that aims to increase wastewater capacity near the park. The work to build the trail from under MoPac to the south side of the baseball field at the park will be done this fall.
Timeline: fall 2017-2018
Cost: $847,000
Funding source: city of Austin bonds
Northern Walnut Creek Trail Phase 2
The city is still working on the design to extend trail from Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park to I-35. The 10-foot-wide trail will be 1.8 miles long and have two trailheads at North Lamar Boulevard and Oakbrook Drive. Design work will be completed next spring.
Timeline: fall 2018-fall 2019
Cost: $3.5 million-$4 million
Funding sources: city of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, 2016 mobility bond program, TxDOT
