The overview: City Council approved the $2.37 million contract for the engineering of Kenney Fort Boulevard segments 5 and 6 that will connect East Old Settlers and University boulevards. The contract requires engineering firm CP&Y Austin to develop a project schematic; conduct environmental studies; surveying and mapping; and involve the public to create a buildable set of construction plans. Project plans for these segments of Kenney Fort Boulevard show the roadway would be a six-lane divided arterial.
Did you know?: In October, Round Rock awarded a contract for the final piece of Segment 4 that will fully connect the existing pieces of Kenney Fort south of East Old Settlers Boulevard and north of Forest Creek Drive. This project is currently under construction.
Gary Hudder, Round Rock's transportation department director, said this is because Kenney Fort is a greenfield project in Round Rock, or one that is constructed on undeveloped land.
“The benefit of that, obviously, is [there will be] new routes that don’t exist today,” Hudder said. “So it helps us distribute traffic throughout the system more functionally.”
Sections 2 and 3, connecting Gattis School Road to SH 45, are also expected to be completed later this year, city staff said.
