On the ballot
Williamson County Commissioners Court called a nearly $900 million bond election. Proposition A in the package would fund $825 million in road projects. The funding would go to constructing, acquiring, maintaining, expanding and improving 38 road, bridge and state highway projects across the county. Click here for a full list of projects.
The $59 million parks bond includes but is not limited to the following county projects:
- Trail extension from Cedar Park Lakeline Park to Twin Lakes Park
- Regional Park trail extension south toward Brushy Creek Regional Trail
- Trail extension from Berry Springs Park and Preserve north and west toward Georgetown Westside Park along Berry Creek
- Trail extension south and east along Brushy Creek near Sam Bass Road
- Williamson County Expo Center improvements, including cover on west arena with restrooms and showers
Travis County voters will weigh in on a half-billion-dollar bond aimed at improving roads and parks.
Proposition A includes $233.06 million in improvements to a slew of roads, many of which are in eastern Travis County. Every project includes adding or improving sidewalks, bike lanes or shared-use paths.
The county will also implement a "Safe2" Roadway Design to Bee Creek Road and Rowe Lane. Safe2 Design adds shoulders, sidewalks and center turn lanes to two-lane roads that don't have them. The county may also add water quality protections, flood mitigation and shade options.
In Proposition B, $276.4 million in funding would go to new trails, parks improvements, a new building at Arkansas Bend Park, and sports fields at Bee Creek Sports Complex and Southeast Metro Park. It would also fund land acquisition near the following areas:
- Cow Creek
- Gilleland Creek
- Lake Travis
- Onion Creek
- Pedernales River
- Post Oak Savannah and Springs
- Wilbarger Creek
