By Sahar Chmais
HAYS COUNTY – The Dacy Lane Roadway Improvement project is set to begin on or near March 22 to make substantial upgrades and improvements, according to Hays County officials.
This project was funded through the 2016 Road Bond and is expected to be completed by the fall of 2023. The improvement project limits are Bebee Road to Hillside Terrace, and road signs have been placed in the area to alert drivers.
“The project will reconstruct and expand the existing two-lane roadway,” said Hays County Transportation director, Jerry Borcherding. “From Bebee to Amberwood, there will be five lanes (two in each direction plus a center turn lane) and from Amberwood to Hillside Terrace there will be three lanes (one in each direction and a center turn lane).”
Along with reconstruction and expansion, the project will add numerous safety improvements, which include:
- Upgrading all culvert crossings to desirable county standards,
- Adding traffic signals at Bebee and Windy Hill,
- Adding shoulders.
- Improving horizontal/vertical roadway geometry and
- Adding limited sidewalks at the southern and northern ends near Chapa and McCormick Middle Schools.
Other improvements from the project will widen the intersection at Windy Hill Rd., which will provide left turns onto Dacy Lane. A new two-lane roadway, which will be called Lois Lane, will be constructed between Marsh Lane in Shadow Creek Subdivision to Dacy Lane.
More announcements will be released in advance to major traffic shifts at other times during the project through the county’s official Facebook and Twitter accounts, the Hays County website and news releases to local media outlets.
Borcherding asks that drivers going through the area remain aware and vigilant of the road work and to allow additional travel time during the project.
