Project Details

Location: Austin, Texas | McKinney Falls Parkway & E. William Cannon - South East Travis Co. Owner: Travis County Engineer: Halff Associates Contract Amount: $6.8 million Start Date: May 2010 Finish Date: August 2011 General Description:

Project includes the construction McKinney Falls Parkway Extension Phase I and Phase II, City of Austin 48 water line (from William Cannon to Thaxton Road), box culvert bridge at the low water crossing on Thaxton Road, Reconstruction of Thaxton Road from the McKinney Falls terminus to Sassman Road.

Key Points

  • New right-of-way construction
  • Project was part of the 2001 Travis Co. Bond program
  • Highly plastic clayey materials were treated with 8" lime stabilization, geogrid reinforcements, and 14" limestone flexible base