Downtown improvements

Status: As of late August, the gateway signs on Mays are being installed, the roundabout at Round Rock Avenue and Blair Street is open to traffic, and final pavement has been poured on Main and Blair streets, and portions of Liberty Avenue. Work to extend the left-turn lane on Main east of Mays continues.
Timeline: March 2015-March 2017
Cost: $13.2 million
Funding sources: city of Round Rock, federal grant funds

I-35 access improvements
The project will provide enhancements to 2.3 miles of I-35, from SH 45 N to Hwy. 79. Work includes the reconstruction of northbound and southbound frontage road intersections at I-35 and Hwy. 79, the addition of a third left-turn lane from westbound Hwy. 79 to southbound I-35 and the construction of braided ramps—a design in which one ramp crosses over the other—on northbound I-35 between Hester’s Crossing Road and RM 620, which is intended to relieve bottleneck issues. This project is funded by the voter-approved Proposition 1.

Status: During August, crews worked on preparing the right of way for Phase 1 at McNeil Road, placing traffic-control devices and temporary striping at Hwy. 79 and I-35, and began excavation and embankment on temporary ramps along the highway.
Timeline: July 2016-early 2019
Cost: $28.1 million
Funding sources: Texas Department of Transportation

FM 3406/Old Settlers Boulevard improvements
This project that runs from I-35 to Sam Bass Road will enhance the intersections of FM 3406/Old Settlers Boulevard at Sam Bass and Oak Hollow and Bent Tree drives with left-turn lanes on FM 3406 in an attempt to improve safety and traffic flow. FM 3406 will also receive a right-turn lane at the Plantation Drive and Sam Bass intersections. Five-foot shoulders will be added throughout the project. A pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks and a sidewalk will also be constructed on the north side of FM 3406.

Status: Crews are working on the south side of the roadway as of late August.
Timeline: August 2015-summer 2016
Cost: $4.7 million
Funding sources: TxDOT, city of Round Rock

Heatherwilde Boulevard widening
This project provides for reconstruction and widening of the existing two-lane road into a four-lane, divided roadway with raised medians, turn lanes, drainage improvements, pedestrian facilities and a signal at Kingston Lacy Boulevard. Work will commence from just north of E. Pflugerville Parkway to just south of SH 45 N. Improvements also include the installation of new wastewater infrastructure and landscaping.

Status: City officials planned to switch traffic to the newly constructed eastside lanes in late August.
Timeline: February 2016-mid-2017
Cost: $6.7 million
Funding sources: 2014 Pflugerville bond package

FM 685 improvements
FM 685 is receiving a major overhaul in Hutto between SH 130 and Hwy. 79. The road will be widened to accommodate shoulders, left-turn lanes and a median from Hwy. 79 to Riverwalk Drive. Two new bridges 12 feet higher than the current bridges will be built over Brushy Creek to reduce flooding of the roadway. The work is intended to improve traffic flow and safety.

Status: In August, crews had been paving on the northbound side of FM 685 near the railroad tracks at Hwy. 79 and traffic had been shifted over to new pavement.
Timeline: October 2014-November 2016
Cost: $11 million
Funding sources: Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, city of Hutto, TxDOT

Carl Stern Drive extension
This project will extend Carl Stern Drive west of FM 685 and link it to SH 130. The developer of Carmel Creek, a mixed-use development through which the road will pass, is building the road, and Hutto will reimburse the developer for the cost of the road construction. The portion from FM 685 to Carmel Creek was completed in 2015.

Status: The opening of the extension has been tentatively pushed back to September.
Timeline: summer 2014-fall 2016
Cost: not to exceed $5 million
Funding sources: city of Hutto, private developer

Kennemer Drive maintenance
Kennemer Drive, from its intersection with Kelly Lane to Terradyne Drive, will be repaired and repaved. This project is a part of the city of Pflugerville’s annual street maintenance program. By installing a new layer of asphalt over the existing pavement, the city will be able to extend the pavement’s lifespan.

Status: Weather and contractor delays have resulted in the overlay portion of the project starting in October. Crews were doing preliminary work in August.
Timeline: July-fall 2016
Cost: $861,595
Funding sources: city of Pflugerville

Creek Bend Boulevard extension
The project will extend Creek Bend Boulevard over Brushy Creek and Hairy Man Road to connect with Brightwater Boulevard at Wyoming Springs Drive. It will include raised medians, sidewalks and bicycle accommodations.

Status: The final underground work is underway south of the bridge as of late August. Preparations for pouring pavement have been delayed because of the weather.
Timeline: April 2015-late 2016
Cost: $8.1 million
Funding sources: city of Round Rock

Arterial H extension
Williamson County is extending Arterial H to Sam Bass Road. This project includes the design of four lanes for Arterial H, and current construction will consist of the northern two lanes.

Status: In August, the contractor was working on excavating and installing an 18-inch water line along the north side of the roadway.
Timeline: June 2016-early 2017
Cost: $3.2 million
Funding sources: Williamson County voter-approved road bonds