Here are four transportation updates for the Lake Travis and Westlake areas according to the Texas Department of Transportation and Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority.

Ongoing projects
Loop 360’s Courtyard Drive/RM 2222
Project: The project will remove traffic signals from mainlanes, construct an underpass at Courtyard Drive, reconfigure RM 2222 to include a diverging diamond interchange and add shared-use paths and sidewalks.
Update: Excavation is ongoing for the west cliffs by the southbound lanes.

• Timeline: estimated to begin construction mid-2026, completion TBD
• Cost: $68.4 million
• Funding source: TxDOT, city of Austin’s 2016 Mobility Bond

• Timeline: fall 2025-January 2026
• Cost: $2.8 million
• Funding source: federal funding

Elevated Health began seeing patients in the Westlake area in December.

The framework: The new doctor’s office, led by Dr. Sonia Durairaj, offers adult and women’s primary care services from annual physicals to chronic disease management. A membership to the concierge medical practice includes access to same or next-day appointments, including office visits without copays and virtual consultations.

Something to note: Durairaj provides midlife care for women navigating perimenopause or menopause. She specializes in hormonal health, long-term wellness strategies and symptom management to assist women experiencing hot flashes and sleep or mood changes along with sexual and bone health services, according to the practice's website.

• 3811 Bee Cave Road, Ste. 200, Austin

Funding for Austin's social service programs is in line for further cuts, and the city is now evaluating how to both save and reduce portions of its tens of millions of dollars in annual spending.

The details: Last year, City Council originally passed a fiscal year 2025-26 budget with significant investments in social services like homelessness response, public health programming, violence interruption and resident assistance. After the Proposition Q tax election failed, much of that spending was cut through required budget revisions and millions of dollars in social service cuts were outlined late last year.

Ongoing review of spending on various contracts is taking place this year to determine which programs are most critical to maintain, and which could be streamlined or reduced. Both council members and residents will have the chance to weigh in further as the process continues ahead of summer budgeting deliberations.