TRANSPORTATION UPDATES1. Kenney Fort Boulevard


This project will extend the road from Chandler Creek Boulevard to Old Settlers Boulevard. Round Rock’s transportation master plan shows Kenney Fort ultimately extending north to Georgetown, providing a new north/south arterial. Engineering and design has been funded for this project. Funds for securing right of way and construction have not been identified.
Timeline: TBD
Cost: TBD
Funding sources: city of Round Rock

2. Carl Stern Boulevard extension


This project will extend Carl Stern Boulevard west of FM 685 and link it to SH 130. The road will be built by the developer of Carmel Creek, which is a mixed-use development through which the road will pass. Hutto will reimburse the developer for the cost of the road construction. The second phase of the project, which would include the connection to SH 130, is awaiting approval from the Texas Department of Transportation and should be underway by July, according to officials.
Timeline: summer 2014-December 2015
Cost: not to exceed $5 million
Funding sources: city of Hutto, private developer

3. University Boulevard/I-35


Work is underway on a new style of intersection called a diverging diamond at the University Boulevard/FM 1431 overpass of I-35 to alleviate traffic congestion in Round Rock. The new interchange will direct University left-turning traffic to the opposite side of the road for a short time. In May the contractor began paving sections of new roadway on the west side of the intersection. In addition, crews are continuing to work on the southbound collector/distributor lane.
Timeline: October 2014-fall 2015
Cost: $7 million
Funding sources: federal highway funds (80 percent), TxDOT (20 percent)

4. RM 620 updates


The city of Round Rock, working with TxDOT and Williamson County, plans to add safety improvements to RM 620 from Deepwood Drive to I-35. The project includes a bridge to carry RM 620 traffic over the Union Pacific railroad and Chisholm Trail Road. In order to maintain access to businesses and residences in the vicinity of the proposed bridge, at-grade local access roads will be constructed between Lake Creek Drive and Chisholm Trail. A second bridge is proposed to carry RM 620 traffic over Lake Creek. The city is expecting environmental clearance in the summer.
Timeline: TBD
Cost: $35 million (estimate)
Funding sources: city of Round Rock, TxDOT, Williamson County

5. Wells Branch Parkway


Travis County will widen the road east of Immanuel Road to Killingsworth Lane in Austin just outside Pflugerville to a four-lane divided roadway. Work began on the project in April.
Timeline: April 2015-October 2016
Cost: $8 million
Funding sources: Capital Metro Build Central Texas Fund, Sun Communities, Travis County

TRANSPORTATION UPDATES6. Downtown improvements


This project will widen Mays Street from the railroad bridge south of downtown to the Brushy Creek bridge. The project will also focus on road improvements such as a new center turn lane on Mays in downtown. After the project’s completion Main Street will run continuously through Mays. Round Rock Avenue is restricted to two lanes from just east of I-35 to Mays. Mays is restricted to two lanes from around Nash Street to the bridge over Brushy Creek, south of Hwy. 79.
Timeline: March 2015-March 2017
Cost: $13.2 million
Funding sources: city of Round Rock, federal grant funds