Here are four local projects happening in the Northwest Austin area.
1. Spicewood Springs Road upgrades
Staffers are continuing to review public comments to use community input to identify $17 million in improvements for the two-lane roadway from west of Mesa Drive to Loop 360. The 2016 bond provided $17 million for improvements on this part of Mesa.
Timeline: fall 2019-2020
2. Anderson Mill Road improvements
The city is working on preliminary engineering for $7.26 million in improvements to Anderson Mill Road from Spicewood Parkway to US 183 as funded by the 2016 mobility bond. The city plans to host an open house on the draft preliminary recommendations in early 2018.
Timeline: 2020-21
3. Red Line Trail planning
The trail will connect Braker Lane and the Capital Metro Kramer MetroRail Station to the existing Northern Walnut Creek trail system. The city will host a second public meeting before completing the preliminary engineering report this summer. Construction on the $5 million project funded by the 2016 mobility bond will start in early 2020 and is expected to be complete in 2022.
Timeline: 2020-22
4. RM 620 repaving
TxDOT plans to repave RM 620 from the Mansfield Dam to RM 2222 and from Anderson Mill Road to SH 45 N at US 183. The $1.79 million project is slated to begin in early summer and will take four months to complete.
Timeline: mid-2018