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Check out 6 ongoing and upcoming transportation projects in Bastrop County

Check out six ongoing and upcoming transportation projects in Bastrop County.

Ongoing project: Hwy. 71 and Tucker Hill Lane intersection improvements
The Texas Department of Transportation will begin a signalized intersection at Tucker Hill Lane into a grade-separated overpass and construct new one-way frontage roads. The project also includes expanded accommodations for bicycles and pedestrians.
Update: groundbreaking Oct. 28, Jordan Foster Construction will complete the project

  • Timeline: 2025-28
  • Cost: $58.5 million
  • Funding source: Texas State Highway Fund

Upcoming project: 290 extension project
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is working with the Texas Department of Transportation on a schematic design to reduce congestion along 15 miles of Hwy. 290 between Hwy. 130 and Hwy. 95 South.
Update: A public survey concluded Oct. 10, according to the Mobility Authority.
  • Timeline: expected to complete first draft of schematic design mid-2026
  • Cost: TBD
  • Funding source: TBD
 
Coming Soon
Daytime dining restaurant First Watch heads to Bastrop

Bastrop will soon have more brunch options when daytime dining restaurant First Watch opens in early 2026.

In a nutshell: First Watch will offer fresh, seasonal menu options just off Hwy. 71, including made-to-order breakfast, brunch and lunch choices, a company representative told Community Impact.

"Our commitment to community is a big part of who we are, and we're excited to become part of the neighborhood," the representative said.

  • Opening in the first quarter of 2026
  • 661 Hwy. 71 W., Ste. 101, Bastrop
 

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YOUR WEEKEND TO-DO LIST

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

To submit your own event, click here!

Lakeway  |  Nov. 21-Dec. 21, Thursdays-Sundays

TexARTS Professional Production ‘White Christmas’

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Leander  |  Nov. 22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Holidays at the Homestead

More info

 

Austin  |  Nov. 22, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Central Texas Youth Ballet ‘The Nutcracker’

More info

 

Hutto  |  Nov. 22, 6 p.m.

Hutto Tequila Festival

More info

 

Round Rock  |  Nov. 22, 6-11 p.m.

12th annual Boots & BBQ

More info

 
CI Texas
Record number of Texans expected to travel during Thanksgiving week

Thanksgiving week is expected to be one of the busiest U.S. travel periods in history, according to projections from AAA. A record 5.8 million Texans are projected to travel at least 50 miles from home Nov. 25-Dec. 1.

Zooming in: About 5.3 million Texans are expected to drive to their Thanksgiving destinations, according to a Nov. 17 news release, while about 328,000 people will fly and 140,000 will use other forms of transportation.

The impact: Texans should give themselves extra time to reach their destinations during Thanksgiving week, with the most congestion expected Nov. 25-26. Traffic is also expected to be heavy as Texans return home Nov. 30, according to INRIX, a transportation data company.

Minimal traffic is expected on Thanksgiving Day.

More details: Texas drivers will pay about the same for gas as they did last Thanksgiving, according to AAA Texas. One gallon of regular unleaded gas cost about $2.65 in Texas as of Nov. 13, down from $2.69 last year.

 

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