From KXAN.com, June 1, 2008...
Williamson County will begin interim improvements to RM 620 in June. The improvements will increase safety and mobility on RM 620, which handles between 35,000 and 38,000 cars on average per day. The project has a 120-day schedule and will require limited night-time single lane closures during paving operations.
Right turn lanes on RM 620 will be added at the intersections with Wyoming Springs, Oaklands and Deepwood roads. In addition, pedestrian crossings will be improved to enhance safety and increase ADA accessibility at the intersections of O'Connor and Luckenwald, Liberty Walk and Manheim streets.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Earmarks Supply Federal Funds to Local Projects
From Impact News April 17, 2008...
The City of Cedar Park has been able to upgrade Whitestone Boulevard thanks to federal funding provided through earmarks.
“An earmark is member-directed initiative spending,” U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-District 31, said. “It means that the [congressional] member and his district can recommend targeting a certain amount of spending for a certain project.”
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The City of Cedar Park has been able to upgrade Whitestone Boulevard thanks to federal funding provided through earmarks.
“An earmark is member-directed initiative spending,” U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-District 31, said. “It means that the [congressional] member and his district can recommend targeting a certain amount of spending for a certain project.”
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Friday, April 11, 2008
County Teams Up With Georgetown To Expand Road
From statesman.com April 9, 2008...
Georgetown and Williamson County officials agreed Tuesday to work together on an expansion this fall of a busy two-lane road in Georgetown.
The City Council and Commissioners Court each voted Tuesday in favor of financing the project.
The plan for a 31/2-mile portion of RM 2338 (Williams Drive) has been in limbo in recent months after the state's transportation agency notified county and Georgetown officials that it no longer had the approximately $22 million needed to pay for the expansion to five lanes.
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Georgetown and Williamson County officials agreed Tuesday to work together on an expansion this fall of a busy two-lane road in Georgetown.
The City Council and Commissioners Court each voted Tuesday in favor of financing the project.
The plan for a 31/2-mile portion of RM 2338 (Williams Drive) has been in limbo in recent months after the state's transportation agency notified county and Georgetown officials that it no longer had the approximately $22 million needed to pay for the expansion to five lanes.
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Monday, April 7, 2008
Williamson Governments Set to Pay for Building State Road
From statesman.com March 30, 2008...
Round Rock, Georgetown and county can expand FM 1460 after TxDOT money dried up but then must maintain it.
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Round Rock, Georgetown and county can expand FM 1460 after TxDOT money dried up but then must maintain it.
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Borrow More for Roads, Legislators Urge Transportation Department
From statesman.com March 12, 2008...
Go borrow some money and build some things, legislative leaders told the Texas Department of Transportation in a letter Tuesday.
The short letter — signed by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, House Speaker Tom Craddick, Senate Finance Chairman Steve Ogden and House Appropriations Chairman Warren Chisum — recommends that TxDOT borrow another $1.5 billion against future gas tax revenue to bridge a temporary financial tight spot. The Legislature, the letter promises, will make sure that some of the gas tax money now diverted to other, nonhighway-construction needs will be returned to the agency to back the bonds.
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Go borrow some money and build some things, legislative leaders told the Texas Department of Transportation in a letter Tuesday.
The short letter — signed by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, House Speaker Tom Craddick, Senate Finance Chairman Steve Ogden and House Appropriations Chairman Warren Chisum — recommends that TxDOT borrow another $1.5 billion against future gas tax revenue to bridge a temporary financial tight spot. The Legislature, the letter promises, will make sure that some of the gas tax money now diverted to other, nonhighway-construction needs will be returned to the agency to back the bonds.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Good News: Road Inflation Leveling Off
From the statesman.com January 14, 2008...
Amid all the doom and gloom about money from the Texas Department of Transportation comes this glimmer of sunshine: Road-building costs are leveling off. That would be great, had TxDOT not gone into austerity mode.
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Amid all the doom and gloom about money from the Texas Department of Transportation comes this glimmer of sunshine: Road-building costs are leveling off. That would be great, had TxDOT not gone into austerity mode.
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Friday, December 21, 2007
Leander To Pave Its Future In 2008
From The Hill Country News December 21, 2007...
TOD, roads, rail, development will take shape
For Leander, 2008 is going to be a year of growing pains, which will pave the way for an exciting 2009.
“I feel like ‘08 is going to still be modest,” said Leander Economic Director Kirk Clennan. “I believe that horizontal construction is going to lead to a great ‘09.”The coming year will be filled mostly with continued planning and road construction, which will provide a solid infrastructure for new developments, especially within the transit-oriented development.
One of the key projects within the TOD, the Leander Transit Village, is on hold pending the completion of County Road 273, according to Lance Hughes of Hughes Capital Management.
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TOD, roads, rail, development will take shape
For Leander, 2008 is going to be a year of growing pains, which will pave the way for an exciting 2009.
“I feel like ‘08 is going to still be modest,” said Leander Economic Director Kirk Clennan. “I believe that horizontal construction is going to lead to a great ‘09.”The coming year will be filled mostly with continued planning and road construction, which will provide a solid infrastructure for new developments, especially within the transit-oriented development.
One of the key projects within the TOD, the Leander Transit Village, is on hold pending the completion of County Road 273, according to Lance Hughes of Hughes Capital Management.
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Monday, December 17, 2007
When the County Decides There Is a Need to Expand Highway 29...
From the Community Impact Newspaper December, 2007...
In October, county commissioners Valerie Covey and Cynthia Long began looking at how much right-of-way might be needed to expand Hwy. 29 west from the intersection of D.B. Wood to the Burnet County line.
“We are planning ahead so development does not build up to the side of the road and there is room to grow when we need it,” Williamson County spokeswoman Connie Watson said.
An engineering firm has been hired and will begin work to determine how much right-of-way is needed and where. They will study 1,000 feet adjacent to the roadway to look at the impact the expansion will have on the environment. After the amount needed is determined, the county will proceed using the following steps to acquire the land needed for right-of-way.
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In October, county commissioners Valerie Covey and Cynthia Long began looking at how much right-of-way might be needed to expand Hwy. 29 west from the intersection of D.B. Wood to the Burnet County line.
“We are planning ahead so development does not build up to the side of the road and there is room to grow when we need it,” Williamson County spokeswoman Connie Watson said.
An engineering firm has been hired and will begin work to determine how much right-of-way is needed and where. They will study 1,000 feet adjacent to the roadway to look at the impact the expansion will have on the environment. After the amount needed is determined, the county will proceed using the following steps to acquire the land needed for right-of-way.
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Federal cuts affect county road projects
From the statesman.com December 14, 2007
Williamson is now having to do some state jobs, causing county projects to be delayed.
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Williamson is now having to do some state jobs, causing county projects to be delayed.
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