Forest Family Dentistry is opening a new location in West Lake Hills, with construction starting at the end of May.

The overview: Forest Family Dentistry was founded by Dr. Robin Bethell, and opened its first location on Anderson Lane in 2013.

The clinic offers preventative dentistry, professional dental cleanings, cosmetic dentistry, Invisalign and advanced dental treatments.

The details: Forest Family Dentistry accepts a variety of insurance providers and currently has four locations in Austin and one office in Round Rock.

Construction on the West Lake Hills location is expected to be completed in October.

• 3423-C Bee Cave Road, Ste. 103, West Lake Hills

Over the last month, the city councils of Bee Cave, Lakeway and West Lake Hills have each made decisions contributing to changes within the cities. From canceled library contracts to permit process changes, check out three recent government stories from the area.

1. Bee Cave City Council moves to cancel library contracts after bond rejection

2. Lakeway moves forward in changing special use and conditional use permit process

3. West Lake Hills to send letter of conditional support for MoPac South project

Check out the latest Austin metro transportation updates. 

Ongoing projects
Oak Hill Parkway
Project: The Texas Department of Transportation is currently reconstructing 7 miles of Hwy. 290 in Oak Hill, transforming the existing four-lane, undivided roadway to a six-lane divided highway with new frontage roads and 14 miles of shared-use paths.
Update: As early as mid-May, the Hwy. 290 and SH 71 flyovers will open. The Convict Hill cross-street bridge opened in April.

• Timeline: 2022-26

• Cost: $677 million

• Funding source: TxDOT

Completed projects
Gattis School Road Segment 3
Project: The city of Round Rock is expanding Gattis School Road—from A.W. Grimes Boulevard to Double Creek Drive—into a six-lane divided roadway, and adding pedestrian improvements, bicycle enhancements and right- and left-turn bays with new traffic signals to A.W. Grimes and Double Creek.
Update: Construction on segment 3 of the road was completed in May. Construction on segment 6 is still ongoing and expected to be complete by late 2027.

• Timeline: 2024-27

• Cost: $26 million (segment 3)

• Funding source: type B sales tax revenue (segment 3)

Following pressure from summer camp operators, lawmakers and legislative leaders, Texas is suspending a requirement that all camps install “end-to-end” fiber-optic internet infrastructure before opening this summer.

The background: After catastrophic flooding in Central Texas killed more than 130 people—including 28 deaths at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp—last July, state lawmakers passed a pair of laws designed to strengthen safety and emergency preparedness requirements for all Texas summer camps. One provision of the laws requires that camps install two types of broadband internet, including a fiber-optic system.

Nineteen camp operators sued the state over the fiber-optic rule in April, citing million-dollar installation fees and limited access to fiber-optic services in rural parts of Texas.

What's happening: The Department of State Health Services, which licenses youth camps, said it reached an agreement with the camp operators May 7. Under the agreement, Texas camps that maintain “redundant” broadband internet services—such as cellular, microwave or satellite technology—will not have their license revoked or denied as long as they meet all other safety requirements.