Oak Hill Parkway plans:Two designs have been identified as potential traffic solutions for the
Hwy. 71 and Hwy. 290 intersection. The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority hosted a water-quality workshop Aug. 25 and will hold an open house this fall.[/caption]
1. Oak Hill Parkway plans
Two designs have been identified as potential traffic solutions for the Hwy. 71 and Hwy. 290 intersection. The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority hosted a water-quality workshop Aug. 25 and will hold an open house this fall.
- Timeline: study to end in 2016
- Cost: TBD
- Funding sources: TBD
2. Postponed: Jones Road/West Gate Boulevard turn lane
On Aug. 4, Sunset Valley City Council rejected all bids for construction of a right-turn lane on Jones Road at West Gate Boulevard. The work is postponed.
- Timeline: summer 2016
- Cost: More than $170,000
- Funding sources: city of Sunset Valley
3. Nearing completion: Y at Oak Hill continuous-flow intersections
The Texas Department of Transportation is building continuous-flow intersections on Hwy. 290 between Hwy. 71 and Joe Tanner Lane. The project will officially be completed in mid-September, but TxDOT opened the intersection at Hwy. 290 and Hwy. 71 in May. Workers have been moving a water line under the road. The Hwy. 290 and William Cannon Drive intersection is slated to open in August.
- Timeline: September 2013-August 2015
- Cost: $6.5 million
- Funding sources: TxDOT, city of Austin, Travis County
4. New timeline: Manchaca Road
As of August, letting for construction is now slated to take place in 2021 for TxDOT’s plans to widen Manchaca Road to a five-lane road with two lanes in each direction and a center turn lane between Ravenscroft Drive and FM 1626. The project still does not have funding.
