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Leander council delays decision on Ronald Reagan Boulevard RMA referral after county briefing
Summary
Williamson County officials urged the city to support transferring the Ronald Reagan corridor to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority for major widening; council unanimously voted to postpone action to April 3 for further review and coordination with neighboring cities.
Leander City Council on March 20 postponed consideration of a resolution that would ask the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority to assume development of the Ronald Reagan Boulevard corridor.
County officials told council the corridor — already widened in segments and eyed for main lanes and express lanes — could cost hundreds of millions of dollars for initial phases, with full buildout running into the billions. Supporters say shifting the corridor to the RMA would accelerate construction and relieve local governments of long-term maintenance costs.
Why it matters: Ronald Reagan Boulevard is a major north–south thoroughfare serving Leander and neighboring cities. Upgrading the corridor could change regional travel patterns, emergency response access and local development; it also would transfer maintenance…
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