Crews are set to break ground on a road project the city hopes will to relieve car traffic congestion as well as improve conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists in North Austin.
The East Braker Lane extension project, which will break ground in 2024, will extend a 0.75-mile portion of East Braker Lane from Dawes Place to Samsung Boulevard, past Pioneer Crossing Elementary School.
The new four-lane road will include bike lanes in both directions, a pedestrian crosswalk near the school, and center turn lanes for drivers turning left onto Taebaek Drive.
The road will eventually connect to a planned but not yet designed Travis County project that will extend Braker Lane from Samsung Boulevard to Harris Branch Parkway. THe Travis County project is not scheduled for completion until 2027.
The project will cost an estimated $22.5 million. City project builder Capital Delivery Services has secured $11.2 million in grant funds for the extension from the the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Construction is expected to last two years.
