Northwest Austin is seeing significant investments in its transportation infrastructure, with three major roadway projects currently underway. The 183 North Mobility Project, which began in 2022 and is expected to be completed in 2026, features two express lanes in each direction on US 183, a general-purpose lane to bring the number of non-tolled lanes to four in each direction, new shared-use path connections, new sidewalks, and cross-street connections for bicycles and pedestrians.
Project Updates
According to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, crews are working to complete concrete surface grinding and paving along the main lanes, with lane closures beginning at 8 p.m. Work is expected to last throughout the summer. Crews have already completed and opened the northbound and southbound express lanes and direct connectors as part of the overall project. The project is funded by federal funding and the sale of toll revenue bonds, with a total cost of $612 million.
Another project, which will feature updated traffic signals, improved crossings, bus stop improvements, trail connections, curb extensions, drainage improvements, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant shared-use paths, raised medians, and more on Burnet Road, began construction on Segments C2 and C4 in March. According to Austin Transportation and Public Works, two sets of crews will work simultaneously along the corridor toward US 183 throughout the rest of the year before completing C2 in July 2027 and C4 in October 2027. The project is funded by the 2016 Mobility Bond, with a total cost of $12 million for Segment C2, $29 million for Segment C3, and $23 million for Segment C4.
A third project, part of the Texas Department of Transportation’s slate of projects along 14 miles of Loop 360 in West Austin, broke ground on April 29. The project will remove the traffic signal from the Loop 360 main lanes at Courtyard Drive and construct an overpass, reconfigure RM 2222 at Loop 360 to a diverging diamond interchange, and add shared-use paths and sidewalks. The project is funded by the Austin 2016 mobility bond and TxDOT, with a total cost of $68.4 million.
Original reporting: Community Impact — Austin — read the source article.
