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Cedar Park staff report progress on drainage, New Hope widening and public safety training facility
Summary
City engineering staff updated the council on three construction projects: Ranchettes 2 & 3 central drainage phase 2, New Hope expansion (4 to 6 lanes) including an innovative intersection at 183A, and a 2022 bond-funded public open training facility for emergency services; anticipated completion dates and funding sources were noted.
City engineering staff gave the City Council an update on multiple capital improvement projects under construction, highlighting drainage work in the Ranchettes neighborhood, ongoing expansion of New Hope Boulevard and early work on a public open training facility funded by the 2022 bond program.
Randy Lueders, director of engineering and capital projects, described three projects the department selected for a pictorial update. Ranchettes 2 & 3 central drainage phase 2 extends storm sewer and channel work on Monarch Drive between Lone Star Drive and Hall Street; ribbon curbs and resurfacing are planned and staff said completion is anticipated this summer. Funding for the Ranchettes drainage work was described as a mix of Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) grants (FEMA/TDEM) and the city’s stormwater program.
The council heard progress reports and photos from the long‑term New Hope Boulevard widening project, which is expanding New Hope from four lanes to six and includes an “innovative intersection” at 183A designed to increase capacity while reducing delays. Construction is concentrated on drainage, culverts, utility relocation and U‑turn turnarounds; staff said completion is anticipated in spring 2027 and that the project requires extensive coordination with the HEB Center, CTRMA and utility companies.
Staff also showed aerial photos and site progress for the 2022 bond project that will add a public open training facility with classrooms, an emergency operations center, simulated training spaces and a new apparatus bay. Structural piers were complete at the time of the presentation and pad prep and underground utilities were nearing foundation work.
Councilmembers asked targeted questions, including whether left‑turns into the HEB Center and into Town Center at New Hope/Discovery would be reopened in time for graduations; staff said crews are working to reopen those movements once culverts and turn lane work allow. The presentation included photographs of current utility relocations (including Atmos gas line work) and traffic signal conduit installations.
Quotes: “These are some big projects,” Lueders said, emphasizing the coordination and utility work required for New Hope and noting the public training facility’s proximity to an existing training tower.
What's next: Staff invited council questions and promised to return with additional updates as needed; anticipated completion dates reported were summer (Ranchettes drainage), spring 2027 (New Hope widening) and ongoing stages for the training facility under 2022 bond work.
