Major activity

Major upcoming traffic shifts

Prepare for new traffic patterns across the project corridor.

Eastbound US 290 shifts to frontage road between Convict Hill Road and William Cannon Drive

• In late August 2025, US 290 traffic shifted onto the eastbound US 290 frontage road between Convict Hill Road and William Cannon Drive.
• Only eastbound SH 71 drivers heading towards downtown Austin will continue to have access to the bridge during this phase.

New configuration at 'Y' Interchange: William Cannon bypass bridge closed

• As early as October 2025, the US 290/SH 71 Interchange will open to its new Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI) configuration.
• New bridges at the intersection will provide access for left-turn and U-turn movements for eastbound US 290, and continued access from eastbound SH 71 to eastbound US 290. The eastern bridge will also allow the drivers to make a west-to-east U-turn at the US 290/SH71 Interchange.
• Only eastbound SH 71 drivers heading towards downtown Austin will continue to have access to the bridge during this phase.
• All major activity is subject to change and weather permitting.

Scenic Brook Drive bypass lane opens

• 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.

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.