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Bastrop staff says TxDOT coordination and new turn lanes are key to safety at Linden/95
Summary
City staff said TxDOT will need to widen parts of Highway 95 and add turn lanes and possibly traffic signals; staff emphasized a regional approach to avoid the development spilling traffic into neighborhoods and called for signal warrants and a traffic study.
City staff told residents the Crossings at 95 proposal requires coordination with the Texas Department of Transportation to address safety and turning movements on Highway 95.
A staff speaker described the plan to require developer off‑site improvements — including a left turn lane and a right turn lane into the site — and said TxDOT is discussing a broader widening to support continuous turn lanes on 95. “TxDOT in 2027 has plans to add a left turn lane … they are gonna let that project and get it started in 2027,” a city engineer said, noting the city and developer could install an initial left‑turn facility that could later be integrated into TxDOT’s larger program. Staff emphasized signal warrants will determine the timing of new traffic lights at Linden and Mesquite.
Why it matters: Residents identified Highway 95 as an existing danger; council members and staff said solving the traffic problem requires engineering study, TxDOT agreements and, potentially, developer funding for off‑site improvements. The city expects to bring a traffic study and updated designs back with the PDD when it returns to council.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 736, topicfinish SEG 1164
