From statesman, September 23, 2008...
The hiring of a public relations firm by Williamson County commissioners has drawn the ire of some residents and a political hopeful, who say that the contract is a waste of taxpayer money and that the timing is suspicious in light of controversial plans for expanding Texas 29.
County officials contend otherwise, saying Martin & Salinas Public Affairs Inc. was hired in late March to create more openness and to get more information to residents about the county's $228 million road bond package, approved by voters in 2006.
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Showing posts with label State Highway 29. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State Highway 29. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
SH 29 Study results released
From Wilcounty Line, September 10, 2008...
On Wednesday, September 3, Williamson County Commissioners Cynthia Long, Precinct 2, and Valerie Covey, Precinct 3, announced the results of the SH 29 Study that was launched a year ago. The study covered SH 29 from the Burnet County Line to west of D.B. Wood Road. Results can be found on the website.
On Wednesday, September 3, Williamson County Commissioners Cynthia Long, Precinct 2, and Valerie Covey, Precinct 3, announced the results of the SH 29 Study that was launched a year ago. The study covered SH 29 from the Burnet County Line to west of D.B. Wood Road. Results can be found on the website.
Friday, September 5, 2008
SH 29 Expansion Not to be Built for 15 Years
From Eye on Williamson, September 4, 2008...
While from the standpoint of displacing homeowners and ultimately, for them - cheaper start-up costs (buying land) - the south was probably their preference from the beginning. Here’s a link to the text of the email Commissioner’s Valerie Covey and Cynthia Long sent out announcing their decision. After going through, again, an attempt to justify the need for this action now we get to the meat of the announcement.
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While from the standpoint of displacing homeowners and ultimately, for them - cheaper start-up costs (buying land) - the south was probably their preference from the beginning. Here’s a link to the text of the email Commissioner’s Valerie Covey and Cynthia Long sent out announcing their decision. After going through, again, an attempt to justify the need for this action now we get to the meat of the announcement.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Texas 29 expansion to pass south of Liberty Hill
From statesman, September 4, 2008...
The route for a planned expansion of Texas 29 in the northwestern part of Williamson County will pass south of Liberty Hill, several commissioners announced Wednesday.
Expansion of the five-lane highway is part of a long-range countywide transportation plan designed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing county. The county plans to make Texas 29, which now goes through Liberty Hill, the main east-west corridor for an area where county leaders say the next wave of growth will happen. The county estimates that in the next 25 years, 60 to 65 percent of its growth will be west of Interstate 35.
The route follows the existing Texas 29 route except for the bypass around Liberty Hill and the 3,900 residents in and around the city.
Dozens of possible routes north and south of the city were considered, but Long and Commissioner Valerie Covey on Wednesday said the southern route was chosen because there are fewer residents and businesses in the area.
"With Cedar Park and Round Rock almost built out, that will push that growth north into places like Leander and Liberty Hill," said Michael Weaver of Prime Strategies Inc., which manages the county's road bond program.
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The route for a planned expansion of Texas 29 in the northwestern part of Williamson County will pass south of Liberty Hill, several commissioners announced Wednesday.
Expansion of the five-lane highway is part of a long-range countywide transportation plan designed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing county. The county plans to make Texas 29, which now goes through Liberty Hill, the main east-west corridor for an area where county leaders say the next wave of growth will happen. The county estimates that in the next 25 years, 60 to 65 percent of its growth will be west of Interstate 35.
The route follows the existing Texas 29 route except for the bypass around Liberty Hill and the 3,900 residents in and around the city.
Dozens of possible routes north and south of the city were considered, but Long and Commissioner Valerie Covey on Wednesday said the southern route was chosen because there are fewer residents and businesses in the area.
"With Cedar Park and Round Rock almost built out, that will push that growth north into places like Leander and Liberty Hill," said Michael Weaver of Prime Strategies Inc., which manages the county's road bond program.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Williamson County commissioners study corridor expansion options from Georgetown to Burnet county line
From Community Impact, August 15, 2008...
Williamson County commissioners Valerie Covey, precinct three, and Cynthia Long, precinct two, are studying ways to expand Hwy. 29 from D.B. Wood Drive to the Burnet/Williamson county line.
Many residents of neighborhoods adjacent to the road, most wearing red shirts in opposition to an expansion, attended an open house in Liberty Hill Aug. 4. Questions were shouted at the commissioners, including "Will this be a toll road?" The answer was "We don't know."
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Williamson County commissioners Valerie Covey, precinct three, and Cynthia Long, precinct two, are studying ways to expand Hwy. 29 from D.B. Wood Drive to the Burnet/Williamson county line.
Many residents of neighborhoods adjacent to the road, most wearing red shirts in opposition to an expansion, attended an open house in Liberty Hill Aug. 4. Questions were shouted at the commissioners, including "Will this be a toll road?" The answer was "We don't know."
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Friday, July 25, 2008
A case for the Trans-Texas Corridor
From Taylor Daily Press, july 23, 2008...
Taylor used to be a player in Williamson County, with it and Georgetown vying for funds and the attention of passers-through.
But no more, and despite what many city officials will tell you, it will not be a player unless something is done to counteract the rapid growth of surrounding communities. What needs to be done is, Taylor needs to forget its past and embrace something residents see as so vile, that when I first arrived here I thought its mere mention was a dirty word. I am speaking of Rick Perry’s Trans-Texas Corridor.
The Texas Department of Transportation (another dirty word in Taylor) shows the superhighway running just west of town, next to the airport and up through U.S. 29 just west of S.H. 95 — coincidentally, right through the property of the avid TTC opponent who showed me the possible path.
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Taylor used to be a player in Williamson County, with it and Georgetown vying for funds and the attention of passers-through.
But no more, and despite what many city officials will tell you, it will not be a player unless something is done to counteract the rapid growth of surrounding communities. What needs to be done is, Taylor needs to forget its past and embrace something residents see as so vile, that when I first arrived here I thought its mere mention was a dirty word. I am speaking of Rick Perry’s Trans-Texas Corridor.
The Texas Department of Transportation (another dirty word in Taylor) shows the superhighway running just west of town, next to the airport and up through U.S. 29 just west of S.H. 95 — coincidentally, right through the property of the avid TTC opponent who showed me the possible path.
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Friday, July 18, 2008
Public Hearing August 19 for Hwy 183 North Project
From Wilcounty Line, July, 2008...
On Tuesday, August 19, 2008, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in cooperation with Williamson County, will conduct a public hearing to discuss plans to improve US Highway 183 between SH 29 and 183A in northern Williamson County. The public hearing will be held at the Liberty Hill High School, 13125 West SH 29, in Liberty Hill. The public hearing will begin with an open house from 6 to 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., a formal presentation will be given.
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On Tuesday, August 19, 2008, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in cooperation with Williamson County, will conduct a public hearing to discuss plans to improve US Highway 183 between SH 29 and 183A in northern Williamson County. The public hearing will be held at the Liberty Hill High School, 13125 West SH 29, in Liberty Hill. The public hearing will begin with an open house from 6 to 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., a formal presentation will be given.
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Open House for Hwy 29 Corridor Study on August 4
From Wilcounty Line, July, 2008...
Williamson County will host an open house for the State Highway (SH) 29 Corridor Study on August 4 in the Liberty Hill High School cafeteria located at 13125 West SH 29. From 6 to 8 p.m., residents will have an opportunity to visit individually with the engineering firm leading the analysis, as well as representatives of the county.
The primary objective for the evening is to provide a venue in which members of the community can provide feedback about the various alternative alignments under review and the plan to eliminate 13 alignments. No formal presentations are scheduled; the issues matrix for each alignment will be available for review, and engineers and other research specialists will be available to answer questions.
More information on the proposed plan is available by clicking details. Revised maps are available on the website. For more information, call 943-1195 or email roads@wilco.org.
Williamson County will host an open house for the State Highway (SH) 29 Corridor Study on August 4 in the Liberty Hill High School cafeteria located at 13125 West SH 29. From 6 to 8 p.m., residents will have an opportunity to visit individually with the engineering firm leading the analysis, as well as representatives of the county.
The primary objective for the evening is to provide a venue in which members of the community can provide feedback about the various alternative alignments under review and the plan to eliminate 13 alignments. No formal presentations are scheduled; the issues matrix for each alignment will be available for review, and engineers and other research specialists will be available to answer questions.
More information on the proposed plan is available by clicking details. Revised maps are available on the website. For more information, call 943-1195 or email roads@wilco.org.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Williamson County's plans for highway causing small uproar
From statesman.com, July 7, 2008...
The county in a few weeks, after the completion of an initial $2.4 million engineering study of potential routes, will announce its preferred path for what would be a six-lane expressway (with up to six frontage road lanes alongside) on the Texas 29 corridor from just west of Georgetown to the Burnet County line a few miles past Liberty Hill. Those 12 potential lanes would require an Interstate 35-sized swath of right of way: 400 feet, more than triple the 120 feet the state owns on Texas 29 now.
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The county in a few weeks, after the completion of an initial $2.4 million engineering study of potential routes, will announce its preferred path for what would be a six-lane expressway (with up to six frontage road lanes alongside) on the Texas 29 corridor from just west of Georgetown to the Burnet County line a few miles past Liberty Hill. Those 12 potential lanes would require an Interstate 35-sized swath of right of way: 400 feet, more than triple the 120 feet the state owns on Texas 29 now.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
State Highway 29 expansion in the works
From News 8 Austin, May 13, 2008...
Williamson County plans for the future of State Highway 29.
The county eventually wants to make it a 400-foot wide highway -- much like State Highway 290 -- that stretches from Georgetown to the Burnet County line.
But first, they need to acquire the land along that corridor and figure out what will happen in areas like Liberty Hill where homes and businesses already line the four-lane highway.
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Williamson County plans for the future of State Highway 29.
The county eventually wants to make it a 400-foot wide highway -- much like State Highway 290 -- that stretches from Georgetown to the Burnet County line.
But first, they need to acquire the land along that corridor and figure out what will happen in areas like Liberty Hill where homes and businesses already line the four-lane highway.
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Williamson offers Texas 29 expansion plans
From statesman.com, May 13, 2008...
Liberty Hill residents got their first look Monday at possible routes for a major Williamson County road expansion that could affect hundreds of property owners.
Engineers hired by the county have been studying ways to expand almost 19 miles of Texas 29, a heavily traveled east-west thoroughfare in the county that serves as a gateway from Georgetown to Liberty Hill.
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Liberty Hill residents got their first look Monday at possible routes for a major Williamson County road expansion that could affect hundreds of property owners.
Engineers hired by the county have been studying ways to expand almost 19 miles of Texas 29, a heavily traveled east-west thoroughfare in the county that serves as a gateway from Georgetown to Liberty Hill.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
SH 29 Corridor Study Open Houses May 12 & 13
From Williamson County Newsletter, May 7, 2008...
Williamson County Commissioners Cynthia Long, Precinct 2, and Valerie Covey, Precinct 3, will hold two open houses regarding the SH 29 Corridor Study. The first open house will be held Monday, May 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Burden Elementary, 315 Stonewall Boulevard, in Liberty Hill. The second is Tuesday, May 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Georgetown Church of Christ, 1525 W. University Avenue, Georgetown.
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Williamson County Commissioners Cynthia Long, Precinct 2, and Valerie Covey, Precinct 3, will hold two open houses regarding the SH 29 Corridor Study. The first open house will be held Monday, May 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Burden Elementary, 315 Stonewall Boulevard, in Liberty Hill. The second is Tuesday, May 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Georgetown Church of Christ, 1525 W. University Avenue, Georgetown.
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Monday, April 7, 2008
Ronald Reagan Boulevard Extension
From Community Impact March 19, 2008...
The South Phase 2 construction on Ronald Reagan Boulevard from FM 2243 to Hwy. 29 in Georgetown is now complete. The four-lane divided roadway is approximately 4.1 miles and opened Feb. 1. Ronald Reagan Boulevard extends Parmer Lane north through Williamson County and is planned to reach IH 35 north of Georgetown. North Phase 1 from Hwy. 29 to FM 3405 opened in September 2007, and construction on North Phase 2 from FM 3405 to RM 2338 is expected to be completed by summer.
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The South Phase 2 construction on Ronald Reagan Boulevard from FM 2243 to Hwy. 29 in Georgetown is now complete. The four-lane divided roadway is approximately 4.1 miles and opened Feb. 1. Ronald Reagan Boulevard extends Parmer Lane north through Williamson County and is planned to reach IH 35 north of Georgetown. North Phase 1 from Hwy. 29 to FM 3405 opened in September 2007, and construction on North Phase 2 from FM 3405 to RM 2338 is expected to be completed by summer.
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