Steiner evacuation road updates
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
As Travis County officials wait for approval on conducting a traffic study, members of the community continue to share comments on a proposed evacuation road out of Steiner Ranch.
In early December, the county shared with a handful of Steiner residents that they were proposing more than an emergency-only route — that out of a dozen routes they had been studying for a year, they were focusing on the only route that was a permanent road, option F. But after much public push back, the county then added several other proposed routes back into consideration. For years prior to the latest developments, the county has referred to this project as an evacuation, emergency-only road.
On Jan. 8, 2019, the Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association hosted a meeting with some 30 community members in attendance. The main topic of discussion was the evacuation route proposals from Travis County. LYNETTE HAALAND
This week Kathy Hardin, the engineer with Travis County Transportation & Natural Resources Capital Improvement Projects, said that comments from the community have eased up but they have been getting a lot of feedback. Continue reading
By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News
