(Video courtesy of the Austin American-Statesman)
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) voted yesterday to dedicate $400 million to a proposed project to improve I-35 through the heart of Austin. Included in the vote was support for two other much-needed projects – completing frontage roads along US 183A in Cedar Park, and a grade-separated intersection at RM 620 and Anderson Mill. With this vote, CAMPO is asking the Texas Transportation Commission to consider allocating over $5 billion in construction funding to address the congestion on I-35 and these other critical Williamson County projects.
“I-35 is a critical piece of our region’s transportation network. The CAMPO vote was a commitment to partner with TxDOT in addressing not only I-35, but also frontage roads on 183A through Cedar Park and an overpass for the intersection of RM 620 and Anderson Mill, two other vital roadways for our region,” said Cynthia Long, CAMPO Transportation Policy Board vice-chair and Williamson County Commissioner.
“The funding of the completion of the 183A frontage roads is a major victory not only for Cedar Park, but for all of Western Williamson County and will be an enormous benefit to regional transportation and economic development for decades to come,” said former Cedar Park Mayor Matt Powell, a longtime advocate for the project.
Commissioner Long and former Mayor Powell were quick to thank the outgoing TxDOT District Engineer Terry McCoy, the CTRMA, and Cedar Park Assistant City Manager Sam Roberts for their tenacious commitment to getting the frontage road project to this point.
