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Austin - FM 971

Austin - FM 971 scope

The pilot project is approximately 3.14 miles long and spans from CR 334 to SH 95. FM 971 is located within Williamson County at the northeastern edge of the Austin District. The roadway operates as a rural route into Granger that merges rural and urban elements. The project includes proposed roadway rehabilitation, widening, and drainage improvements. The project also encourages multimodal transportation with bicycle accessible shoulders and pedestrian elements within the City of Granger. The project began design in the Summer 2023 and letting is anticipated for December 2028. 

Project location (map)

Please see the Pilot Project Map for the most up to date project information and linework.

Goals and objectives piloted

Design: This pilot includes roadway, drainage and utilities modeling for the ultimate and phased condition, which will be used to evaluate design parameters, clash detection and constructability. This pilot provides a unique opportunity for evaluating right-of-way impacts and evaluate driveway modeling best practices. This pilot will also test Digital Design Review requirements and functionality during QC and district milestone reviews.

Additional pilot elements for design include:

  • Digital Delivery QC checklists
  • Model Development Standards and Level of Development
  • Standard file naming convention
  • Enhancements to the ORD and PW workspace environments

Deliverables: This pilot is testing the delivery of models as legal documents, 3D model breaklines for Automated Machine Guidance, and reduced planset.

Construction: This pilot will evaluate construction software that will assist during inspection for pilot elements such as: the replacement of plan sheets, model visualization, digital construction management, digital as-built processes, and measurement and payment of work.

Asset Management: The pilot team is utilizing item type attribution to provide pay item information within model elements so that the models can be used by various asset owners for maintenance and planning.