Transportation Updates1. Downtown improvements

This project is widening Mays Street from the railroad bridge south of downtown to the Brushy Creek bridge. It also realigned Main Street where it intersects with Mays. The project will also focus on road improvements such as a new center left-turn lane on Mays in downtown. Round Rock Avenue is now permanently closed between Blair Street and Mays. The stated goal of the project is to make the downtown area more pedestrian-friendly and destination-oriented. Crews are also installing trees, lighting and gateway features at the bridges over Brushy Creek and the railroad tracks. Traffic on Mays has been shifted to the west side of the road, which in the future will be the southbound lanes, so that road widening on the east side and sidewalk construction can be completed. Lane closures and restrictions remain on Liberty between Round Rock Ave. Timeline: March 2015-March 2017 Cost: $13.2 million Funding Sources: city of Round Rock, federal grant funds

2. Grand Avenue Parkway/Edgemere Drive

Work on a new turn lane began Jan. 11, and no construction delays are expected. Construction will take place between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. as improvements are made to the intersection. City staff asks motorists to proceed with caution through construction work zones and observe temporary construction signage. All lanes remain open to traffic. Timeline: January-February 2016 Cost: $139,276 Funding Sources: city of Pflugerville

3.  Pfluger Farm LanePfluger Farm Lane

The city of Pflugerville is extending the road from near its intersection with Pflugerville Parkway to just south of its Town Center Drive intersection next to the 24 Hour Fitness within the Stone Hill Town Center. Roadwork began in the fall. Timeline: August 2015-spring 2016 Cost: $4 million Funding sources: city of Pflugerville

4. FM 3406/Old Settlers Boulevard

This project will enhance the intersections of FM 3406 at Sam Bass Road, Oak Hollow and Bent Tree drives with left-turn lanes 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 also 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. As of January, the Sam Bass at FM 3406 intersection is closed. Crews are working on the south side widening of FM 3406 near Sam Bass and expect to complete this portion in February or early March. Work on drill shafts and columns for the pedestrian bridge was also performed in January. Timeline: August 2015-summer 2016 Cost: $4.7 million Funding sources: Texas Department of Transportation, city of Round Rock

5. FM 685

The project is a major overhaul of FM 685 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. In January crews worked on widening the northbound section of the roadway. Crews expected to start installation of a pedestrian rail on the bridge over Brushy Creek in late January or February. Timeline: October 2014-fall 2016 Cost: $11 million Funding sources: Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, city of Hutto, TxDOT

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