Crash gate hoped to help safety concerns near Roger Hanks extension

Installation of a crash gate where two roads are to connect with the proposed Roger Hanks Extension was the compromise between Dripping Springs city leaders and concerned residents May 16.

The Dripping Springs City Council approved, by a 4-0 vote, Phase 1 of the project, which would eventually create a loop connecting U.S. 290 to Ranch Road 12.

“It was a win-win-win for everybody and it gives us the greatest flexibility,” James Rienstra, Hidden Springs Ranch resident, said. “It maintains the integrity of our neighborhood and it doesn’t impede the loop.”