Community members can share their feedback on the ongoing MoPac Intersections Environmental Study during a public hearing event slated for 5 p.m., July 30 at Bowie High School, 4103 W. Slaughter Lane.

A technical presentation about the study will take place during the event, according to Rick L’Amie, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority communications manager.

The study, which began in May 2013, examines potential solutions to improve mobility on MoPac at its intersections with Slaughter Lane and La Crosse Avenue.

Proposed improvements would extend the MoPac mainlanes through both intersections by going under Slaughter Lane and La Crosse Avenue, Texas Department of Transportation spokesperson Kelli Reyna said.

An innovative intersection called a Diverging Diamond Intersection, or DDI, is proposed at MoPac and Slaughter Lane, she said. The current intersection’s design is such that one group, or phase, of vehicles can progress through the intersection at a time, followed by a second phase, and then a third. Making that intersection into a DDI would add new mainlanes to MoPac and reroute lanes on Slaughter Lane in a way that eliminates one of those phases. Reyna said the goal is to improve mobility.

An environmental finding could be received this year for the project, which could cost $45 million to build, L’Amie said. TxDOT would fund and construct the project.