en.Wedoany.com Reported - Multiple public transportation projects in and around Austin, Texas have recently updated their construction schedules, encompassing projects that are about to begin, are currently underway, and have been completed.

Among the public transportation projects about to begin, the city of Georgetown will build two pedestrian and bicycle bridges over the San Gabriel River on the east side of the Austin Avenue vehicular bridge. According to city officials, the revised design is tentatively scheduled for completion in July 2027, with a project cost of $21 million, funded by the city of Georgetown and developer fees. For the Kelly Lane Phase III project in Pflugerville, a four-lane roadway will be constructed from Morlinque Avenue to Weiss Lane, featuring a median and four roundabout intersections. The transportation team expects to complete 100% of the final utility design by May, with the project anticipated to be fully completed by early 2030 at a cost of $31.5 million, funded by city bonds. In Round Rock, the design of the Sam Bass Road / Harimann Lane roundabout project is 60% complete, with timeline and cost still to be determined.

Regarding the public transportation projects currently underway, the Cesar Chavez Street and Red Bluff Road project in Austin includes safer intersection and lane configurations, protected bicycle lanes, new left-turn lanes, transit lanes, and improved bus stops, along with an extension of the Colorado River Trail between Longhorn Dam and Shady Lane. The city held a community meeting in April and is surveying resident feedback. As of May 11, the estimated construction timeline is from summer 2027 to summer 2028 or 2029, at a cost of $6.5 million, funded by federal sources and Austin's 2018 and 2020 transportation bonds. For the Old Town Parking and Traffic Improvement Project in Hutto, some downtown streets will be converted to one-way traffic with added parking. Construction crews completed the conversion of Main Street to a southbound one-way from Live Oak Street to Highway 79 on April 2. The third phase, converting West Street to a northbound one-way, is expected to begin construction this month, with full completion by 2026 and design costs of $500,000 funded by the Hutto Economic Development Corporation.

For the completed public transportation projects, the Airport Boulevard Shared-Use Path in Austin created a new path along the west side of Airport Boulevard, between East 51st Street and Middle Fiskville Road, finishing in early April. The construction took place from summer 2024 to spring 2026, at a cost of $6.9 million, funded by the 2016 transportation bond.

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