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AUSTIN, Texas – The Oak Hill Parkway Project has been completed.<\/p>\n
The new improvements will help commuters that live and work in Southwest Austin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Completion of the Oak Hill Parkway Project <\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
“The Y intersection was consistently ranked as one of the most congested segments in all the state of Texas,” said Tucker Ferguson, Austin District Engineer with TxDOT.<\/p>\n
But that’s not the case anymore.<\/p>\n
TxDOT is marking the official completion of the Oak Hill parkway project, commonly known as the “Y.” That’s where U.S. Highway 290 west and SH 71 west merge together.<\/p>\n
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The “Y” serves as the primary travel corridor for commuters moving between Austin and neighboring communities like Dripping Springs, Bee Cave, and Lakeway.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m proud to say and officially announce today that the Y in Oak Hill is now in the history books of the Austin district,” said Ferguson.<\/p>\n
TxDOT says the project built seven miles of roadway improvements with two to three main lanes in each direction and 2\u20133 frontage roads in each direction, several new cross-street bridges along U.S. 290 and a full reconstruction of the “Y” interchange including two new flyovers.<\/p>\n
Dig deeper:<\/p>\n
For decades, that intersection has been plagued by severe daily congestion and long signal delays.<\/p>\n
The project first broke ground in 2021.<\/p>\n
The completed roadway is the result of court challenges, negotiations, and compromises with environmental groups.<\/p>\n
“It’s a great day, it’s a day I know a lot of people thought would never get here, but it did, which is really fantastic. This project has been a long time in coming,” said Marc Williams, TxDOT executive director.<\/p>\n
By the numbers:<\/p>\n
TxDOT said the final price tag for the project was $731 million.<\/p>\n
The Source: Information from Tucker Ferguson, the Austin District Engineer with TxDOT, previous coverage and reporting by FOX 7 Austin’s Jenna King<\/p>\n
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