AUSTIN, Texas — A road project years in the making is now complete in Austin. On Thursday, City leaders gathered to celebrate the completion of the Anderson Mill Road project.
The project addresses safety and mobility improvements on Anderson Mill Road between Spicewood Parkway and US 183. It is the first regional mobility project to be completed, from design through construction, funded by the 2016 Mobility Bond.
"District 6 is a better place to live with an improved Anderson Mill Road," Austin City Councilmember Mackenzie Kelly said. "We now have safer and better access to our businesses, churches and schools, and I thank City staff for involving the community and working with us to deliver the improvements we need."
The roadway now features:
- a new center left-turn lane with turning bays between US 183 and Spicewood Parkway
- a new raised median near US 183
- an extended right turn lane on Anderson Mill Road eastbound approaching US 183
- continuous shared-use paths on both sides of the road between US 183 and Spicewood Parkway for cyclists and pedestrians
- water quality improvements, including new rain gardens
- a new Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon at 9707 Anderson Mill Road
- a new lane configuration and signal upgrades at the Anderson Mill Road/Olson Drive intersection.
"I'm really proud of the collaboration and efficacy of the Austin Transportation and Public Works teams that worked on Anderson Mill Road," Austin Transportation Director Rob Spillar said. "We worked with the community to improve designs like extending the right-turn lane approaching US-183 and we made bold choices like paving the corridor at night to cut down project time."
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