Upcoming
Dripping Springs Southwest Connection
Project: A 2.4-mile, newly designed four-lane divided roadway stretching from Mt. Gainor Road to RM 12 will improve access to RM 12 and offer an alternative route to Hwy. 290.
Update: Design work is underway.
- Timeline: No construction timeline has been established. Only the design phase is currently funded through county certificates of obligation.
- Cost: $1.4 million
- Funding source: Hays County certificates of obligation
Slaughter Lane
Project: The Slaughter Lane corridor project, spanning FM 1826 to Old Lockhart Road, aims to enhance safety for pedestrians and bicyclists while improving mobility for drivers. The enhancements included expanding the four-lane thoroughfare to a six-lane divided roadway from MoPac to Brodie Lane.
Update: Crews are active along Slaughter Lane between MoPac and just east of Brodie Lane.
- Timeline: 2025-27
- Cost: $13 million
- Funding source: 2016 Mobility Bonds, federal grant through the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Project: The 7-mile stretch of highway has been undergoing a $677 million facelift since 2021. The Texas Department of Transportation is currently reconstructing Hwy. 290 in Oak Hill, transforming the existing four-lane, undivided roadway to a six-lane divided highway with new frontage roads and 14 miles of shared-use paths.
Update: The William Cannon Drive bypass bridge is closed as crews connect it to the new main lanes and flyovers. Eastbound drivers are being detoured to the Hwy. 290 frontage road; the bridge will reopen for westbound traffic once construction wraps up.
- Timeline: William Cannon bridge access closed until 2026
- Cost: $677 million allocated for the entire project
- Funding source: TxDOT Texas Clear Lanes
Oak Hill Parkway
Project: The 7-mile stretch of highway has been undergoing a $677 million facelift since 2021. The Texas Department of Transportation is currently reconstructing Hwy. 290 in Oak Hill, transforming the existing four-lane, undivided roadway to a six-lane divided highway with new frontage roads and 14 miles of shared-use paths.
Update: Crews recently performed concrete grinding along the Hwy. 290 mainlanes near Circle Drive, resulting in a newly leveled surface that makes the ride smoother for drivers.
- Timeline: 2021-26
- Cost: $677 million allocated for the entire project
- Funding source: TxDOT Texas Clear Lanes
Project: The 7-mile stretch of highway has been undergoing a $677 million facelift since 2021. The Texas Department of Transportation is currently reconstructing Hwy. 290 in Oak Hill, transforming the existing four-lane, undivided roadway to a six-lane divided highway with new frontage roads and 14 miles of shared-use paths.
Update: The newly constructed Patton Ranch Road near the Hwy. 290 intersection has been raised 8 feet for future flood prevention.
- Timeline: 2021-26
- Cost: $677 million allocated for the entire project
- Funding source: TxDOT Texas Clear Lanes
