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Check out six upcoming, ongoing or completed transportation projects across the Austin metro, including road extensions, corridor improvements, safety work and more.
Upcoming projects
Project: The city of Dripping Springs is aiming to beautify Old Fitzhugh Road while improving traffic flow, pedestrian access and connectivity. The project is one of four priority projects approved by the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Board in spring of 2017.
Update: According to city officials, construction timeline for the Old Fitzhugh Road Improvement Project is tentatively from spring 2026 to spring 2028. Old Fitzhugh Road will be restricted to one-way operations throughout construction. Driveway closures and reconstruction of private driveways will be coordinated with property owners in advance of construction.
Project: The project expands the roadway in Kyle to four lanes, improves intersections, extends a low-water crossing culvert and adds modern drainage facilities.
Update: According to city officials, a construction contract for the project was awarded to Smith Contracting Co. Inc. on Feb. 17 with the possibility of a future change order.
Project: Two nontolled high-occupancy vehicle managed lanes in each direction will be added along I-35 from Hwy. 71 to SH 45 SE. This will include a new southbound bypass lane at Stassney Lane and William Cannon Drive to help improve traffic flow. Pedestrian and bicycle facilities will also be added along the corridor.
Update: Construction is underway as part of the broader MyMobility35 initiative. Crews are building elevated lanes between Hwy. 71 and Slaughter Lane. Nightly closures and detours are in effect.
City of Austin officials held a groundbreaking March 5 to kick off efforts to redevelop Burnet Road with $64 million worth of various safety and mobility improvements, marking a major milestone for the corridor project.
The project is slated to reach completion in three segments between mid-2027 and late 2028, bringing upgraded traffic signals, pedestrian and bike infrastructure, bus stop improvements, and more.
Austin’s 2016 Mobility Bond allocated $482 million toward corridor improvements across the city, with Burnet Road being one of the nine corridors identified.
Read the full story by Reporter Brittany Anderson.
WilCo officials break ground on Legacy Ranch Drive in Liberty Hill
Williamson County officials marked the start of a project to construct Legacy Ranch Drive in Liberty Hill on March 6.
Located near the new Liberty Hill ISD Legacy Ranch High School which opens in the fall, the project will expand 0.6 miles of the road from the CR 258 and CR 260 intersection to the CR 258 extension.
The expanded road will be two lanes in each direction with medians. The project also includes two new traffic signals, pavement overlay and right-turn lanes into the new school.
The $1.5 million project is funded by the voter-approved 2023 county road bond. Officials said the project will be complete by the first day of school in early August.
Completed projects
Safety, transit improvements completed at MLK, Springdale intersection in East Austin
Austin Transportation and Public Works recently completed safety and transit improvements along the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Springdale Road and Heflin Lane intersection, holding a ribbon-cutting Feb. 25 to celebrate the completed improvements.
According to TPW, the improvements:
