Public Invited To Workshop Centered On Loop 360 Improvements

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas Department of Transportation officials will host a workshop this week to discuss the proposed improvements to Loop 360 at Courtyard Drive/RM 2222.

The gathering is scheduled on Thursday, March 7, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The workshop will be staged in the Community Center at Riverbend Church, located at 4214 N. Capital of Texas Highway in Austin. The meeting will be an open house format with no formal presentation, so attendees can come and go at their convenience.

The purpose of the project is to improve mobility and safety at the intersections of Courtyard Drive and RM 2222. Proposed improvements include:

• Reconfiguring RM 2222 at Loop 360 to a diverging diamond intersection.
• Removing the traffic signal from the Loop 360 mainlanes at Courtyard Drive and adding an underpass (where the Loop 360 mainlanes cross under Courtyard Drive).
• Adding a shared-use path and sidewalks within the project limits to improve bicycle and pedestrian accommodations

Maps, drawings and project information will be on display at the event, and project team members will be available to answer questions. Results will be available from the corridor-wide Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) survey conducted in November 2018, which gathered input to help TxDOT design Loop 360 to fit within its surroundings, officials added.

CSS processes consider not only the physical aspects or standard specifications of a roadway, officials noted, but also the resources in the surrounding community. Comments from the public are requested.

Those unable to attend the meeting in person can review materials and comment online via TxDot's virtual workshop, available from March 7 through March 22 at www.Loop360Project.com. Individuals may also email comments to cwotip-c@txdot.gov or mail in their comments to the TxDOT Austin District, Attention: Crystal Wotipka, Loop 360 Program, 7901 N. I-35, Austin, Texas 78753. All comments must be received by Friday, March 22, 2019, to be included in the public record.

The Courtyard Drive/RM 2222 project is part of the Loop 360 program, which will upgrade multiple intersections to improve safety and mobility along the corridor, including Westlake Drive, Spicewood Springs Road, Lakewood Drive, Courtyard Drive/RM 2222, Walsh Tarlton Lane, Lost Creek Boulevard/Westbank Drive, and RM 2244.

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