Cameron/Dessau Road project moves forward refined

In response to public feedback, the city has revised its safety project at Cameron and Dessau roads. Though about 80 percent of the 1,000 online survey respondents indicated support for the project, the feedback also led city staff to making a few changes. According to a report from the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department, the proposed design will now include:

• Adding a third southbound vehicle lane in advance of the Shropshire Lane/Braker Lane (north intersection) intersection to the Braker Lane (south intersection) to better address vehicle capacity needs
• Adding a northbound dual left turn at Braker Lane
• Adding dedicated left-turn pockets at existing median breaks at the driveways to the Lucent and Parmer Place apartments as well as at Daleside Lane
• Continued evaluation of access control and U-turn refinements for safer motor vehicle movements, and placement of relocated and enhanced bus stops

Construction on the 6.5-mile corridor is expected to begin in spring 2025. More information on the project updates can be found here. As part of the city’s Vision Zero project, the improvements are intended to bring much-needed safety improvements to the road, which sees an average of two people killed and 95 people injured each year in traffic crashes.