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Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority)

MoPac Open House Meetings:
TxDOT and the Mobility Authority invite you to attend one of two open house meetings to learn more about the MoPac Improvement Project. Information will be provided about the history of the project, the scenarios being studies, the environmental process and project timeline. Attendees will also have the opportunity to review materials, speak with TxDOT and Mobility Authority staff and consultants, and  provide feedback on the various transportation solutions being considered. Attendees are invited to come and go at their convenience.
The MoPac1 open houses will be on Oct 6 & 7:

When: Wed, October 6, 6pm – 8pm
Where: Murchison Middle School, Cafeteria, 3700 North Hills Drive, Austin, Texas

When: Thu, October 7, 6pm – 8pm
Where: O’ Henry Middle School, Cafeteria, 2610 West 10th Street, Austin, Texas

The rail plan is intended to guide future public and private actions to expand mobility of people and goods on rail and meet federal and state legislative requirements.

Attendees of the August rail meeting will be able to ask rail division staff questions, submit comments and complete brief questionnaires.

“This plan will provide an inventory of all transportation modes and address the need for improvements to roadways, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, transit, freight and passenger rail, airports, water parts, pipelines, and Intelligent Transportation Systems,” said Amadeo Saenz Jr., TxDOT executive director.

TxDOT will be conducting a second set of open house-style public meetings in August to discuss preliminary findings and take additional public input on the state’s long-range transportation plan. The department will host its Austin meeting Aug. 12, also at its Austin district office, from 4–7 p.m.

Public comments on the state’s rail plan may be mailed to the rail division or submitted via its website. Visit Texas Rail Plan’s website (http://www.txdot.gov/public_involvement/rail_plan/) for more information.

Comments will be accepted through Oct. 9, 2010.

From the TxDOT MoPac1 website (http://www.dot.state.tx.us/project_information/projects/austin/mopac1/):

Crews will work Monday through Thursday nights the week of June 20, and Sunday through Thursday nights thereafter.  TxDOT says the night work, which will be done between 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM, is necessary to avoid interfering with heavier daytime traffic on Loop 1.  The $3.5-million project is scheduled to be completed in late September.  Motorists are reminded that work zone traffic fines are doubled when crews are present.

Early July Update:  Some good progress was made this week , but the rain has slowed things down.   TxDOT is still working on the concrete removal on the northbound lanes and needs a few more nights to finish.  The plan at this time is to start hot mix operations next week on the southbound side.  This work should take most of July to complete and then we will work on the northbound side.

The consulting firm for the project (Patrick Owens and John Kelly of AECOM (formerly DMJM Harris)) reported the findings of a traffic modeling study showing that the addition of a north and south bound managed lane between Parmer Lane and Lady Bird Lake could yield noticeable travel-time savings for all vehicles.  By 2030, during the southbound a.m. peak hour, travel time in general purpose lanes could be reduced by 50 percent and users of the potential managed lane could see a 63 percent travel-time savings compared to a “no-build” scenario.  Additionally, northbound in the p.m. peak hour, travel time in general purpose lanes could be reduced by 5 percent and users of the potential managed lane could see a 50 percent travel-time savings compared to a “no-build” scenario.

John Kelly said that the environmental study for the project will consider the impact of a tolled managed lane, a non-tolled managed lane, and the no-build option. He projected a total cost for the entire managed lane project, including sound walls, at $150 million, with $120 million financed with toll-backed bonds, requiring the remainder to be financed with other funds.