Scheduled Completion Due: Spring, 2012

Work progress was slowed by the rain showers during December. Work Completed in December:

Formed, placed reinforcing steel and poured all remaining bridge slabs, Spans 3 to 9 Poured concrete curb for the center median, approximately 40% complete Placed conduit for the new signals at RM 620 Removed the existing traffic signals and installed new signals at the RM 620 intersection. Note: The new signals are clear of all of the work to construct the O’Connor Drive Extension and the future RM 620 widening. Placed remaining flex base near RM 620 intersection, all flex base is in place from RM 620 to north of the bridge



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Williamson County will celebrate the opening of its new propane fueling station with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, January 5, at 10:30 a.m.  The station is located at the J.B. & Hallie Jester Williamson County Annex behind the Sheriff's Office/EMS substation, 1781 E. Old Settlers Blvd., Round Rock, Texas.

Williamson County Commissioners Court approved funding this week for a new roadway named King of Kings Crossing to connect Smyers Lane to the northeast edge of the HEB parking lot, which is located at O’Connor Drive and RR 620.  The project will increase safety and mobility in that area by providing access to Smyers Lane and Wyoming Springs Drive.

Project: 11WC906 CSJ: 0914-05-139 Roadway: O’Connor Drive Extension Progress for month of October, 2011 Time Charges Began: April 1, 2011 Scheduled Completion Due: Spring, 2012 Work Completed in October: · Set concrete bridge beams on bent caps

· Placed precast bridge deck panels on beams

· Placed forms for cast in place portion of bridge slab

· Continue to place flex base for roadway

· Backfilled under bridge, placed rock for stabilization

Proposed Work Schedule for November :

· Complete placement of precast bridge deck panels on beams

· Complete formwork for cast in place portion of bridge slab

· Pour bridge slabs

· Place remaining flex base for roadway

· Continue to work on excavation and embankment

· Pour concrete curb for center median

· Remove existing traffic signals and place new signals

· Place conduit for new signals

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While our dry weather is bad for lawns, it has been good for road construction!  Quite a bit of work has been completed on the O’Connor Drive Extension project, including completing construction of all bridge columns for the bridge at Lake Creek.  We also have placed formwork for bridge bent caps on the completed columns as well as poured concrete for bridge abutments, and we have installed box culverts and pipe for cross drainage.  Coming up, we will continue to form and pour concrete at the bridge abutments and work on excavation and embankment for the roadway. 

Work began June 6 on improvements to the Great Oaks intersection north of RR 620.  Currently, we have placed hot mix asphalt for the additional left turn lane, and formed and poured curb and gutter at Great Oaks for the new left turn lane.  The work on Great Oaks is scheduled to be completed the week of July 6.  Work will begin on the O’Connor roadway improvements north of RR 620 on July 9. 

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