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Presentation during the Transportation Town Hall in Austin, Texas on Oct. 7, 2015.TRANSCRIPT
EDDIE RODRIGUEZ STATE REPRESENTATIVE
TRANSPORTATION TOWN HALL
WELCOME
EDDIE RODRIGUEZ STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Legislative Update
EDDIE RODRIGUEZ STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Implementation of Prop 1 funding Statewide
$1.74 billion transferred to State Highway Fund in FY 2015.
Estimated $1.2 billion to be transferred in each of the next two fiscal years.
FY 2015 FY 2016* FY 2017*
$1.74 B
$1.2 B $1.2 B
*Estimates
Prop 1 Distribution –
Austin District received
approximately $120
million for 2015.
EDDIE RODRIGUEZ STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Estimated revenue gain for the State
Highway Fund:
FY 2018 $2.5 billion
FY 2019 $2.5 billion
FY 2020 $2.9 billion
FY 2021 $3.0 billion
SJR 5 passed in May 2015.
Proposition 7 (SJR 5)
Constitutional amendment (SJR 5) to allocate a
portion of general sales tax and motor vehicle sales
tax revenues to the State Highway Fund. Funding
Proposition 7 will be
submitted to voters next
month – election day
November 3, 2015.
EDDIE RODRIGUEZ STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Mobility35
MOBILITY35 PROGRAM UPDATE Transportation Town Hall
October 7, 2015
Mobility35: A State and Local Partnership
Program limits:
SH 130 (north of Georgetown) to
Posey Road (south of San Marcos)
Program always evolving: 25-30
active projects
– Planning studies
– Environmental/
schematic and design
– Construction
Partners and public are integral
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October 7, 2015
A Community-Driven Effort
Since 2011, the Mobility35 team has
conducted:
― More than 250 stakeholder
meetings and community events
― 35 public open houses
Virtual open houses
Website, Twitter, Facebook
Location-specific outreach
― Downtown Stakeholder Working
Group
― Decks Area Neighborhood
Workshops
Project-specific outreach
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October 7, 2015
Mobility35 Goals
Increase capacity
Enhance safety
Optimize existing facility
Manage traffic better
Minimize need for additional right of way
Improve east/west connectivity
Improve compatibility with
neighborhoods
Enhance bicyclist, pedestrian, and
transit-user options
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October 7, 2015
Mobility35 Overarching Concepts
Add capacity to mainlanes
– Build express lanes in Travis County (auto and transit)
– Lane mode is still under study in Williamson and Hays counties
Improve mainlane and frontage road traffic flow
– Modify entrance/exit ramps
– Add auxiliary lanes or extended entrance/exit ramps
– Add collector-distributor roads or frontage road bypass lanes
Address intersection bottlenecks
Enhance transit options
Address bicyclist and pedestrian needs
Maintain east/west connectivity
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October 7, 2015
Overarching Concepts (Additional Tools)
Travel Demand Management: Reduce peak-hour single occupant auto commuting using:
– Transit, bicycling, walking
– Non-traditional options:
• Teleworking
• Working flexible schedules/ hours
– Carsharing, ridesharing, carpooling, van pooling
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Integrated Corridor Management: Better manage traffic during peak periods, incidents, special events, construction and weather using improved:
– Data collection
– Roadway monitoring
– Communications to public
– Operations and agency coordination with transportation partners
October 7, 2015
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Regional System
I-35 is part of a regional system
upgrade.
Regional system provides “detour”
around Austin for I-35 downtown
construction.
October 7, 2015
Mobility35 Road Map Snapshot
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Travis, Williamson and Hays counties
Road map for improving I-35
Reflects community’s vision
“Program of projects”
– Each with stand-alone benefit
– Each benefits the I-35 corridor, as a
whole
Living document
Continued refinement
October 7, 2015
Estimated Program Cost
Benefits of a nimble program approach includes:
– Projects can be implemented independently to provide localized
improvement
– Each project contributes to a collective benefit for the system
– Projects can be advanced to utilize funding as it becomes available
– Local transportation partners including cities, counties, CAMPO,
Cap Metro and the Regional Mobility Authority may reference the program
plan to make local funding decisions
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Williamson: $815M
Travis: $2.016B - $2.328B*
Hays: $1.494B
Estimated Cost (adjusted for inflation)
* The estimate is dependent on the final downtown Austin concept and does not include caps.
October 7, 2015
Prop 1 Funded I-35 Projects - 2015
Ramp modifications and
intersection improvements from US
79 to SH 45N
Ramp modifications and
intersection improvements from
Stassney Lane to William Cannon
Drive
Reconstruction of the Slaughter
Creek Overpass bridge
FM 150 to Blanco River ramp
reversals
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October 7, 2015
Potential Candidate Projects for Near-Term Funding 2016 - 2019
Based on projects in development
Work with CAMPO to determine
priorities
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October 7, 2015
Other Mobility35 Initiatives - Integrated Corridor Management
Intelligent Transportation Systems Five-Year Master Plan
Early action Intelligent Transportation Systems
– Gap project
– Driver information signs
– Construction information to users
Travel Demand Management
– Movability Austin
• City of Austin
• Chamber of Commerce
• Private Partners
• TxDOT
– TxDOT Pilot Program
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Proposed Signs Location Map
Text-based travel time sign
October 7, 2015
Other Project Initiatives - Aesthetics
Aesthetics Plan:
– Project limits: south of Rundberg Lane
to Woodland Avenue
– Cohesive approach for aesthetic
treatments
– Follow-up to Downtown Stakeholder
Working Group efforts
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October 7, 2015
Rundberg Lane to US 290E (incl. US 183 Direct Connectors)
New direct connector or flyover from
southbound I-35 to southbound US 183
New flyover from northbound US 183 to
northbound I-35
New flyover from southbound I-35 to
northbound US 183
Modified flyover from northbound I-35
to northbound US 183
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October 7, 2015
PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
Rundberg Lane to US 290E (incl. St. Johns area improvements)
Reconstruct the existing I-35
northbound to US 183 northbound
flyover
Construct new bridge structure with the
addition of turn lanes on St. Johns
Avenue
Construct U-turn bridges at St. Johns
Avenue
Improve bicycle and pedestrian
facilities for east/west mobility
Add northbound and southbound
collector-distributor lanes or frontage
road bypass under St. Johns Avenue
PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
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October 7, 2015
PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
51st Street Southbound Project
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PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
Improve intersection of 51st Street and southbound frontage road
Add southbound collector-distributor road or frontage road bypass lane to
allow through traffic to bypass intersection
Improve southbound ramp operations between 51st Street and Airport
Boulevard
Improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities
October 7, 2015
Riverside Drive Area Project (including Woodland area)
Reconstruct mainlanes and frontage roads
Add southbound braided ramp
Add northbound collector-distributor road or frontage road bypass lane, to
allow through traffic to bypass Riverside Drive intersection
Reconstruct bridge crossings over Riverside Drive and Woodland Avenue
Improve intersections at Riverside Drive and Woodland Avenue
Widen bridges over Lady Bird Lake
Improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities
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October 7, 2015
PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
Oltorf Street
Reconstruct bridge structures over
Oltorf Street
Improve ramps and frontage roads
Add auxiliary lanes or extended
entrance/exit lanes
Add U-turn bridges at Oltorf Street
Improve bicycle and pedestrian
facilities
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October 7, 2015
PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
Stassney Lane to William Cannon Drive
Reconstruct bridge structures at
Stassney Lane and William Cannon
Drive
Replace the frontage road bridges over
Williamson Creek
Add U-turn bridges at Stassney Lane
and William Cannon Drive
Widen the I-35 mainlanes in order to
incorporate shoulders and extended
entrance/exit lanes
Reconfigure ramps
Improve bicycle and pedestrian
facilities
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PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
October 7, 2015
South Travis County Express Lanes
Project limits: Riverside Drive to SH 45SE
Project overview:
– Develop express lanes (auto and transit)
– Operational improvements for mainlanes, frontage roads and intersections
– Bicycle and pedestrian improvements
Cost: $316.2 million
Phase 3: Schematic and environmental coordination
Funding: Not currently funded for construction
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October 7, 2015
PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
Central Travis County Express Lanes
Project limits: US 183 to Riverside Drive
Project overview:
– Develop express lanes (auto and transit)
– Operational improvements for mainlanes, frontage roads and intersections
– Bicycle and pedestrian improvements
Cost: $575.7 million Modified Existing
$875.9 million Depressed
Phase 3: Schematic and environmental coordination
Funding: Not currently funded for construction
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October 7, 2015
PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
South Williamson County/North Travis County Express Lanes
Project limits: RM 1431 to US 183
Project overview:
– Develop express lanes (auto and transit)
– Operational improvements for mainlanes, frontage roads and intersections
– Bicycle and pedestrian improvements
Cost: $395.6 million
Phase 3: Schematic and environmental coordination
Funding: Not currently funded for construction
October 7, 2015
PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
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Mobility35
Stay involved: Web: www.My35.org/Capital
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TxDOT
Twitter: @TxDOTAustin
Email: [email protected]
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October 7, 2015
EDDIE RODRIGUEZ STATE REPRESENTATIVE
183 South Project
183 South Project New Ways To Get Moving
Justin Word, Director of Project Management
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
October 7, 2015
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183 SOUTH PROJECT OVERVIEW
• Project Limits US 290 to SH 71
• Project Length 8 miles
• Developer Cost $582 million
• Construction Phasing Phase 1 – US 290 to Bolm Road Phase 2 – Bolm Road to SH 71
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2
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ANTICIPATED PROJECT SCHEDULE
We Are Here
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
FALL Final Design Begins
Phase 1 Open to Traffic
Full Project Open To Traffic
2021
SPRING Begin Construction
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WHAT ARE WE BUILDING?
A new tolled expressway with three lanes in each direction and three non-tolled general purpose
lanes in each direction
WHAT EXISTS TODAY
WHAT WE ARE BUILDING
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CHANGE IS ON THE WAY
• Overpass Reconstruction: Springdale Road, MLK Boulevard, Airport Boulevard and Montopolis Drive
• Cross Street Removal: Technicenter Drive, Bolm Road, 51st Street, and Vargas Street
MLK Blvd. Technicenter Dr
183 Corridor
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IMPROVED ACCESS TO SH 71
• Construction of flyovers ramps at SH 71
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BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES
• Mobility Authority’s commitment to bicycle / pedestrian improvements • Approx $25 MM invested overall in 183 South
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RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
• Trailhead at Colorado River • Approx $1.5 MM invested in the Colorado River
Trailhead
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VISUAL APPEARANCE
• Aesthetic enhancements are a major element of the project
• Bridges and concrete structures will have unique design
• Significant landscaping will be added to all major intersection
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KEEPING THE COMMUNITY INFORMED
• The Mobility Authority will use a number of tools to keep residents and drivers informed about project progress and travel impacts Twitter Website 24/7 Project Hotline Email/Text Alerts E-newsletter
• Dedicated Outreach Staff
VISIT US AT WWW.183SOUTH.COM
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The Mobility Authority works with our local project partners to implement transportation solutions, especially the Texas Department of
Transportation and the City of Austin
PROJECT PARTNERS
EDDIE RODRIGUEZ STATE REPRESENTATIVE
SH 71 Express
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Project Corridor
About the SH 71 Express Project • 3.9 mile corridor from Presidential
Boulevard to SH 130 near Onion Creek
• Connects travelers to-and-from Austin and Bastrop, including the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA)
• Traffic increased by 158% over the last 25 years
• Goal is to enhance safety and reduce congestion and travel time in the area
• $149 million project
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SH 71 Before & After
Before Current SH 71 at FM 973.
There are two separate traffic lights at FM 973 north and south, which play a major role in
congestion during peak travel times
After SH 71 Express at the conclusion of construction. The overpass at FM 973 will reduce congestion
and allow through traffic to travel with ease over the new toll lanes.
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Project Timeline
January 2015 • SH 71 Express Project breaks ground
February 2015 • Site preparation and demolition
Summer 2015 • Start construction of the SH 130
overpass (shown to the right)
Summer 2015 • Widening of SH 71 along Onion
Creek Bridge
Fall/Winter 2015 • Series of traffic switches along
eastbound SH 71 and FM 973 south
Late 2016 • Full project completion and open to
the public *Project timeline is subject to change
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Stay Connected
Website www.SH71Express.com
Twitter @SH71_Express
Hotline 1-844-202-7830
Sign up to receive e-blasts and the project newsletter including traffic updates and project information:
www.SH71Express.com/contact
EDDIE RODRIGUEZ STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Stay Involved
Facebook.com/EddieforTexas
Mobility35.org/capital 183south.com SH71express.com