Transportation SH 249 (TOMBALL TOLLWAY), PHASES I AND II US 183 (BELL BOULEVARD) CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS FM 521 EXPANSION FM 2818 (HARVEY MITCHELL PARKWAY) ROAD IMPROVEMENTS FM 646 RECONSTRUCTION IH 2 (US 83)/IH 69C (US 281) INTERCHANGE RECONSTRUCTION GENERATION PARK LOCKWOOD ROAD IMPROVEMENTS SH 288, SEGMENT 1 LANE IMPROVEMENTS WESTPARK TOLLWAY IH 35 RECONSTRUCTION FM 110 DESIGN, PHASES I AND II ANDERSON MILL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS US 281 RECONSTRUCTION US 183 (Bell Boulevard) Corridor Improvements Cedar Park, Texas View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Binkley & Barfield, as a sub to Design Workshop (prime consultant), provided planning and engineering design for the development of a revitalization plan for Cedar Park, a growing region northwest of Austin. The master plan, “Destination Bell Boulevard” won the 2016 Vernon Deines Honor Award for an Outstanding Small Town Special Project Plan. Bell Boulevard, also known as US 183, has long been the “backbone” of Cedar Park and is the primary north-south corridor for the city. However, over time, this five-lane TxDOT highway has become over-capacity, has skewed intersections, excessive driveways, shallow lot depths, a disconnected street network, and incongruous existing land uses. The highway carries over 48,000 average daily traffic (ADT) and is expected to increase to over 74,000 ADT. The roadway design had to account for many existing challenges, the first of which is to alleviate over-capacity. It had to align skewed intersections and the street network. And it will have to reduce or modify the excessive driveways, shallow lot depths, and resolve conflicting existing land uses. This project involves moving several water and wastewater lines for the City of Cedar Park, and multiple utility services such as Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Atmos Energy, AT&T, Spectrum Cable, and Grande Communications. The design would also need to minimize right-of-way (ROW) acquisition and impact to existing businesses while considering extensive utility identification, the relocation of numerous utilities, and easement planning. In addition to the engineering services, the project required utility and agency coordination and permitting. It also required public and property owner outreach, conflict resolution to support the redevelopment, and coordination with the local transit agency for railroad crossings. Binkley & Barfield provided the design documents for the realigned highway relocation of wet and dry utilities, right of way acquisition, environmental permitting, and public coordination. We also provided corridor enhancements such as pedestrian improvements and extensive landscape design. Binkley & Barfield worked with utility and planning staff and developers to evaluate and define the water and wastewater line sizes for future needs and developed the design packages for their construction. This realigned roadway will create an economically vibrant corridor to energize the greater region, while creating a gathering place and sense of identity for residents and businesses in Cedar Park. The new alignment and intersection improvements increase the level of service within the corridor while enhancing the pedestrian experience and environment. HOUSTON COLLEGE STATION CORPUS CHRISTI RICHARDSON ROUND ROCK SAN ANTONIO BINKLEY & BARFIELD, 1710 SEAMIST DRIVE, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77008, UNITED STATES713-869-3433 Copyright © 2021 Binkley & Barfield, a DCCM company. All Rights Reserved.