Major activity

Construction

Prepare for new traffic patterns across the project corridor.

As early as Tuesday, May 27, Patton Ranch Road at US 290 will close for approximately three months 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.

As early as mid-June 2025,weather permitting, eastbound SH 71 traffic will shift to the new eastbound lanes and westbound SH 71 traffic will shift to the existing eastbound lanes.
All business access will become a right-in / right-out configuration.
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 U-turn at the Silvermine Drive / Fletcher Lane signal to access eastbound SH 71.
All major activity is subject to change and weather permitting.

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 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.