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Check out the latest transportation updates across the Austin metro.
Upcoming projects
Chandler Road and CR 119 widening, traffic signal
Project: The project will add right-turn lanes for both eastbound and northbound traffic, make drainage improvements and add a traffic signal to the intersection of Chandler Road and CR 119 in Round Rock.
Update: City Council approved a contract with Dan Williams Co. for the project.
Project: The project will widen south of Creek Meadow Cove to RM 2243 in Leander, and is expected to improve capacity and regional connectivity.
Update: According to county officials, Phase 2 preliminary design is complete, and design completion is expected later this year.
Parmer Lane, Ranch Trails intersection improvements
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: According to city officials, design is complete, but the project is on hold and will resume once construction of a nearby development begins.
Ongoing projects
Cayman Airways launches seasonal route at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officials announced May 24 that its newest airline partner, Cayman Airways, will offer a seasonal nonstop route between Austin and Owen Roberts International Airport in the Cayman Islands through August.
According to officials, the route is Cayman Airways' only nonstop service from Texas. The route will operate on Sundays weekly through Aug. 16 on a Boeing 737-8 aircraft and feature 160 seats, a free carry-on bag and personal item, complimentary meals, free streaming inflight entertainment and device charging at every seat.
William Cannon Bridge at I-35 to close June 5-8
The William Cannon Bridge will be blocked off for construction crews to set beams for elevated lanes as part of the I-35 Capital Express South Project.
The bridge will be closed from June 5 at 10 p.m. through June 8 at 5 a.m. There will also be lane reductions on the main lanes and frontage roads in both directions.
Drivers traveling eastbound on William Cannon Drive will turn right on the I-35 frontage road to access southbound I-35 or use the U-turn at Slaughter Lane to head north, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Transportation. Drivers traveling westbound will turn right on the I-35 frontage road to access northbound I-35 or use the U-turn at Stassney Lane to head south.
Completed projects
Hwy. 71 and Uplands Ridge Drive signal
Project: The new signalized light provides easier access to and from the H-E-B shopping center in Bee Cave for those traveling east or west on Hwy. 71 through a protected turn in and out of The Uplands neighborhood.
Update: The new traffic light was activated in May, according to the city of Bee Cave.