Check out the latest transportation project updates across the Austin metro.
Buda proposes using parkland in Old Black Colony Road reconstruction
The city may modify portions of three park properties—totaling approximately 3.89 acres—in Buda to provide the right-of-way, or ROW, and public utility easements needed for the Old Black Colony Road Project.
The land includes:
0.42 acres of Whispering Hollow HOA Parkland
2.40 acres of Whispering Hollow Park
1.07 acres of Summer Pointe Park
The reconstruction and improvement project of Old Black Colony Road from FM 1626 to Cole Springs Road was approved by voters in 2021, and includes widening the existing 2-lane roadway, adding sidewalks and cycling accommodations, and improving drainage along the roadway.
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Cedar Park plans road improvements near Scottsdale Drive, 183A Toll
Cedar Park officials are moving forward with intersection improvements on the 183A Toll frontage road at Scottsdale Drive.
This project includes improvements such as widening existing roadways, improving signals, improving drainage and maintaining shared-use path connections and crosswalks. The project will also add a dedicated U-turn lane to improve traffic movements at the intersection, according to an Oct. 22 presentation by city engineering staff.
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Gruene Road/Post Road intersection project underway in New Braunfels
Motorists traveling along Gruene Road and Post Road will see construction at the intersection beginning Nov. 2.
E-Z Bel Construction, the contractor for the Gruene Road/Post Road Intersection Improvement Project, will work during the day from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and construction is expected to continue through mid-February, according to a city news release.
Gruene Road at the Post Road intersection will be realigned and the intersection will be converted to a four-way stop to help reduce traffic. Construction crews will also be adding new sidewalks with Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps and pavement striping, according to the release.
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New nonstop service to Alaska launching at Austin airport this summer
Austinites can now fly directly to Anchorage, Alaska. The new nonstop route from Alaska Airlines will begin service from Austin to Anchorage on June 12, 2027 and will operate once weekly on Saturdays through Aug. 7.
This is the latest domestic expansion for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, announced on Oct. 27. The new destination is also the only nonstop connection between Central Texas and the state of Alaska.
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TxDOT wraps up $677M Oak Hill Parkway expansion project
Nearly 40 years after planning began, construction on Oak Hill Parkway in Southwest Austin is substantially complete. After five years of construction and at a cost of nearly $680 million, the improved roadway now serves the growing number of commuters in the area.
The $677 million reconstruction of the seven-mile roadway segment has been ongoing since 2021, transforming a four-lane, undivided roadway into a six-lane divided highway with new frontage roads and 15 miles of shared-use paths.
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Williamson County officials to look at school crosswalk safety
Williamson County officials plan to evaluate school crosswalk safety throughout the unincorporated areas of the county, following commissioners' approval of a study at the Oct. 27 meeting.
County Engineer Adam Boatright will evaluate school crosswalks on county-maintained roadways. Boatright will lead the effort in coordination with school districts and regional partners to help determine potential safety projects and apply for funding, according to a county news release.
Last spring, two students were hit by cars while using school crosswalks, Judge Steve Snell said at the meeting. Although crossing guards tend to crosswalks 30 minutes before and after school, students also access these roads outside those times.
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