Major activity

Major upcoming traffic shifts

Prepare for new traffic patterns across the project corridor.

Eastbound SH 71 Shifts To Elevated Lanes

• As early as Wednesday, June 25, eastbound SH 71 will shift to the new eastbound SH 71 frontage road lanes. Westbound SH 71 traffic will stay on the existing SH 71 lanes.
• All business access along SH 71 will become a right-in / right-out configuration at that time, except at the Oak Hill Plaza / Center of the Hills signal and Scenic Brook Drive, where left turns will be maintained.
• Eastbound SH 71 drivers will use a temporary non-signalized U-turn near Oak Hill Plaza / Center of the Hills to access westbound SH 71.
• Westbound SH 71 drivers will make a non-signalized U-turn before the Silvermine Drive / Fletcher Lane intersection to access eastbound SH 71.
• All major activity is subject to change and weather permitting.

Convict Hill Road Cross-Street Closure at US 290

• As early as Wenesday, July 2, cross-street access will close at Convict Hill Road, which will become a right-in / right-out only to the new eastbound US 290 frontage road.
  
• Westbound US 290 drivers accessing Convict Hill Road will U-turn at RM 1826. Convict Hill drivers accessing westbound US 290 will U-turn at William Cannon Drive.
• At this time, westbound US 290 traffic will shift onto new frontage road pavement between Oak Meadow Drive and RM 1826.
• All major activity is subject to change and weather permitting.

Patton Ranch Road closure at US 290

• Patton Ranch Road at US 290 is closed through mid-August 2025, for construction of a new bridge over Williamson Creek.
• Drivers will detour to William Cannon Drive or Parkwood Drive for the duration of the closure.
• All major activity is subject to change and weather permitting.

Wolfcreek Pass/Hill Oaks Drive temporary access from US 290

• Drivers now accessWolfcreek Pass and Hill Oaks Drive from the eastbound US 290 local access road east of the 'Y' Interchange.
• The future eastbound US 290 frontage road connection between Convict Hill Road and Wolfcreek Pass is closed temporarily for bridge construction.

Eastbound US 290 William Cannon bypass

• Eastbound US 290 drivers heading toward downtown Austin temporarily have the opportunity to bypass the William Cannon Drive intersection.
• For local traffic heading to William Cannon Drive, McCarty Lane and Old Fredericksburg Road, one lane will be maintained along the existing eastbound US 290 roadway.
• Westbound US 290 traffic is unaffected.
• This configuration is anticipated to be in place for approximately six months.