{"id":389199,"date":"2026-07-28T15:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/389199\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T15:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:19:09","slug":"william-cannon-drive-intersection-improvements-cause-delays-southwest-austin-dripping-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/389199\/","title":{"rendered":"William Cannon Drive intersection improvements cause delays | Southwest Austin &#8211; Dripping Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin<\/a> drivers may experience delays during commutes due to ongoing work at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speakupaustin.org\/wcbs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">William Cannon Drive at Bluff Springs Road intersection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The big picture<\/p>\n<p>The city is making improvements to the intersection in response to residents\u2019 safety concerns. According to a news release from the city, the intersection will be replaced with concrete, rather than asphalt, which lasts longer. The project also includes Americans with Disabilities Act improvements.<\/p>\n<p>Construction teams began improving the intersection July 1 and expect to continue construction through September. During construction, commuters can expect temporary lane closures, traffic signal interruptions and increased travel times.<\/p>\n<p>Improvements at the intersection will cost $920,000, according to the city.<\/p>\n<p>One more thing<\/p>\n<p>The project is funded by a city of Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/data.austintexas.gov\/stories\/s\/2018-Bond\/mcx3-6wfv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2018 mobility bond<\/a>, which included $160 million for transportation projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Austin drivers may experience delays during commutes due to ongoing work at the William Cannon Drive at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389200,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,137098,3759,4522,840,137097],"class_list":["post-389199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-bluff-springs-road","tag-city-of-austin","tag-south-austin","tag-transportation","tag-william-cannon-drive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}