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Central Texas 183 North Mobility Project Continues Cindy Riley
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Construction crews in Texas continue their work on the $612 million 183 North Mobility Project, a corridor encompassing U.S. 183 between S.H. 45 and MoPac, one of the most congested roadways in Texas. “Our goal is to manage that congestion and provide a reliable route for transit and emergency response,” said Mike Sexton, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority director of engineering. “Transit vehicles and emergency response vehicles will be able to use our tolled express lanes at no charge and provide more reliability when needed the most. “Congestion has negative impacts on the economy, the environment and people’s quality of life, as well as safety, and this project has a goal of addressing that problem for this heavily trafficked area of Austin.” Great Hills Constructors (GHC) serves as the project contractor. This section of U.S. 183 was constructed in 1996 as a four- to six-lane divided highway. The corridor provides access to downtown Austin, as well as being populated with businesses, major employment centers, religious institutions, schools, parks and trails. As residential, retail and commercial growth continues in nearby communities, traffic backups are expected to worsen, with mobility further reduced. see MOBILITY page 10
Texas Provides $3B for 17 Water/Wastewater Projects The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) put its stamp of approval in late July on financial assistance totaling just above $3 billion for 17 water and wastewater projects through the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT)
program and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. TWDB is the state agency charged with collecting and disseminating water-related data, assisting with regional water and flood planning, and preparing water and flood
plans. The department administers costeffective financial assistance programs for the construction of water supply, wastewater treatment, flood mitigation and agricultural water conservation projects across the Lone Star State.
The program includes two funds: SWIFT and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIRFT), the latter of which issues revenue bonds through SWIFT. see WATER page 6
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