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Check out the latest upcoming or ongoing transportation projects across the Austin metro.
Upcoming projects
CR 279-Bagdad Road improvements
Project: Plans call for the realignment and reconstruction of CR 279-Bagdad Road from Loop 332 to CR 281 at the Leander city limits, including additional lanes and a 10‑foot shared‑use path for bicyclists and pedestrians.
Update: Final project designs are expected to be submitted in August while utilities are being moved.
I-35 at Inner Loop interchange
Project: The project includes the design and construction of improvements to the interchange between SE Inner Loop and I-35 in Georgetown.
Update: All work for the project has been put on hold pending TxDOT advancing the design of I-35.
Project: The road in Pflugerville will be widened to three lanes and extended to connect to SH 45.
Update: The city received a 60% design plan draft in June.
Ongoing projects
Project: 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: As of July, drivers can now travel on newly opened mainlanes, frontage roads and ramps. Drivers can expect ongoing painting, landscaping, asphalt paving, striping and shared-use path improvements to cause lane closures.
Project: Improvements are planned at the Parmer Lane and Ranch Trails Boulevard intersection in Cedar Park, including added inbound and outbound turn lanes to improve traffic flow and support future dual left-turn movements on southbound Parmer Lane.
Update: Design is complete, but the project is on hold and will resume once construction of a nearby development begins.
Project: The city of Round Rock is reconstructing Chisholm Trail Road from Sam Bass Road to RM 620, with drainage, pedestrian and lighting improvements.
Update: The discovery of utility lines within the project has delayed its completion from this summer 2026 to fall 2026.