Community Impact Newspaper catches up on progress and offers a recap of the 183 North Mobility Project, now in its third year of construction and on track for completion by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) in 2026. “The $612 million project aims to relieve congestion along 183 North — the 9-mile section of road between MoPac and SH 45 — by adding two toll lanes in each direction that will connect to the existing tolls on MoPac and 183A [Toll] in Cedar Park. The project also added a fourth nontolled northbound and southbound lane, which opened last year, and is working to improve shared-use paths along the corridor for bikes and pedestrians.”
According to CTRMA, area congestion coinciding with population growth has the potential to drive commutes at peak travel times close to an hour in each direction by 2035. Instead, the authority expects the completed project to deliver nine-minute toll lane commutes, and shave 16 to 24 minutes off non-tolled commutes.
The article also discusses the agency’s approach to community outreach and strategies for mitigating the impact of construction on area businesses. It takes note of some local concerns that traffic diversion caused by construction will become permanent and strain the capacity of secondary roads.