KYLE, Texas —
The City of Kyle is hosting an open house on Wednesday night to discuss upcoming road improvement projects that were passed in a bond last year.
"We want to make sure that the public is engaged throughout the process so that they understand what's going on when the roads are being constructed, what the roads are going to look like. It's really important that they participate in this process with us," Mayor Travis Mitchell said.
There are eight road bond projects:
- Windy Hill Road from Purple Martin Avenue to Interstate 35 Frontage Road
- Marketplace Avenue from FM 1626 to Marketplace Avenue (existing)
- Kyle Parkway/Lehman Ext. from Dacy Lane to Bunton Creek Road
- Old Stagecoach Road and Center Street (off-system) from FM 2770 to Veterans Drive
- Center Street (on-system) from Veterans Drive to Main Street
- Bunton Creek Road from Lehman Road to Porter Cove
- Kohlers to Seton from Seton Parkway to Kohler's Crossing
- Bebee Road from I-35 Frontage Road to Goforth Road/CR 157
The first portion of the event will be a livestream panel of experts providing an overview of the road projects. Then, smaller groups will go into greater detail on each project and answer questions pertaining to how voters' tax dollars will be spent.
Mitchell said it's important to make sure they are up to date on the projects and progress.
"You want to know what's coming in your city. You may see a road right now that is, you know, it's got heaving and is maybe too small," Mitchell said. "We want to make sure that the community is aware of the plans that we have underway so that they can have confidence that the City is taking infrastructure improvements very seriously as we grow."
All the projects are currently in the design phase. The mayor estimates that work on some of the roads will start sometime next year.
After the design phase, Mitchell said the City has to handle the utility easements, then bid the projects out to different firms before hiring one to get started.
The panel part of the event is scheduled to last from 5 p.m. until about 6 p.m. before they break into smaller groups to go into greater detail about each plan. That is expected to last until 8 p.m.
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