Roadway projects could ease congestion on Williams Drive

In December the council approved a contract with Klotz and Associates to engineer the Northwest Boulevard bridge that will span I-35.

Polasek said funding for construction of both projects could be included in a bond proposal, which was first presented to City Council on Feb. 11. The list of projects being considered will be vetted through a community task force this year.

If approved by City Council, the bond election would most likely be in May 2015, Polasek said.

[Both projects] are dependent on some type of construction funding in the future, he said. We are doing as much as we can without having construction dollars available.

Both projects are considered priority projects, Polasek said.

Funding for the construction of the Rivery Boulevard extension could also potentially come from the areas Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, although Polasek said that was unlikely.

[The TIRZ] is not making much money, he said.

A third projecta northbound I-35 frontage road from Williams Drive to Lakeway Driveis also in the design phase.

Funding for the construction of that road could also be considered in the citys road bond proposal, he said.