CAMPO Transportation Policy Board Meeting

Oak Hill Presentation

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 6:00 p.m.

CAMPO 2030 Plan

Focus Area Oak Hill

SW Austin (Oak Hill)

CAMPO 2030 Plan

• SW Austin Regional Issues1. FM 1826

• SW Middle School at Dangerous Intersection

2. 290 Traffic From Dripping Springs to Austin• SW Travis and Hays County Growth

3. Oak Hill Town Center• Lacks Mobility & Connectivity to Neighborhoods• Highway Improvements Delayed to 2014

Proposals for CAMPO 2035 Plan

SW Austin Regional Solutions1. Improve FM 1826: Slaughter Lane to 290

• Turn lanes for neighborhood egress, Seton SW Hospital• Sidewalks for New Middle School• Limited sight distance at Slaughter Lane intersection• Traffic Signal at Slaughter Lane

2. Improve 290 Traffic Flow From Dripping Springs • Put SH 45 extension (parkway) back in the TIP• Fund New Parkway With Tolls

3. Improve Oak Hill Town Center Mobility• Landowners support extension of FM 1826• TIA Shows Convict Hill Overpass improves 290 traffic

FM 1826: Seton SW Hospital & New Middle School

Seton SW

FM 1826 Safety Issues:No turn lanes. Limited Sight Distance

New Middle School Looking east from 1826

1826 heading north. Approach to Slaughter Lane Intersection

1826 heading north. Topping the Hill, approach to Slaughter Lane Intersection

Current Speed Limit: 55 MPH

US 290 Traffic Growth Projected

Scope US 290 Planned Improvements

Three Traffic Problems: 1) Oak Hill Town Center, 2) Cut Through on Nutty Brown Rd. &

3)Middle School & Hospital Safety

SH 45 Tolled Extension Diverts Through Traffic around Oak Hill

Tolls fund US 290 / SH 71 improvements at the Y

SH 45 approach to 1826New parkway extension would be about

3 miles to 290 & Fitzhugh Rd

Leaving Edwards Aquifer

Recharge Zone

Park Land & Open Space Near Extension

Floodplains Near SH 45 Extension

EIS already complete & in TxDOT files on this improvement.

This SH 45 Extension less invasive to the environment than current 290 plans in Oak Hill.

SH 45 bypass supports a more modest “urban” style improvement at the Y.

New Tolled Capacity Reduces 290 Traffic & Congestion at the Y

Convict Hill Rd 290 Overpass Serves Neighborhoods South of the Y

West Park PUD TIA:Convict Hill Overpass Reduces

290 Traffic Congestion at Town Center

1826 extension proposed by West Park PUD developerACC and other landowners support concept

Convict Hill Overpass Concept Suggested by an Austin Transportation Engineer firm

West Park PUD

ACC

Convict Hill Rd

Extension FM 1826

Convict Hill Rd 290 Overpass Serves Neighborhoods South of the Y off Escarpment

Better Traffic Flow at the Y Improves Town Center Business

Better Traffic Flow at the Y Improves Air Quality

Better Traffic Flow at the Y Improves Quality of Life for Residents

Proposals for CAMPO 2035 Plan

SW Austin Regional Solutions1. FM 1826: Improve Slaughter Lane to 290

• Turn lanes for neighborhood egress, Seton SW Hospital• Sidewalks for New Middle School• Limited sight distance at Slaughter Lane intersection• Traffic Signal at Slaughter Lane

2. 290 Traffic From Dripping Springs to Austin• Put SH 45 extension (parkway) back in the TIP• Fund New Parkway With Tolls

3. Oak Hill Town Center• Landowners support extension of FM 1826• TIA Shows Convict Hill Overpass improves 290 traffic