Construction
Major upcoming traffic shifts
Prepare for new traffic patterns across the project corridor.
- Through fall 2025, westbound US 290 drivers will bypass Scenic Brook Drive using new bypass lanes now open under the Scenic Brook Drive bridge.
- Local traffic accessing Scenic Brook Drive or the Scenic Brook bridge will stay on the westbound US 290 frontage road.
- All major activity is subject to change and weather permitting.
Eastbound SH 71 Shifts To Elevated Lanes
- In June, eastbound SH 71 shifted 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 are a right-in / right-out configuration, 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.
Eastbound SH 71 Shifts to Elevated Lanes
Convict Hill Road Cross-Street Closure at US 290
- In early July, cross-street access closed at Convict Hill Road, which is now 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.
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.
