Hays County commissioners unanimously approved a partnership Feb. 12 with the Texas Department of Transportation that will allow the county to pair its own money with state dollars to fund nine major road projects.
The county's transportation consultant, Mike Weaver, presented the commissioners with a road construction package that will cost about $123 million. Hays County's share will be about $33 million.
"There has been a huge effort to try to fix the existing congestion problems in Buda and Kyle and to work on getting economic development like FM 110 on the east side [of San Marcos]," Weaver said.
Officials said Hays County's contribution will come from savings accrued when previous transportation projects were completed for less than their budgeted amounts.
