Skyway project bringing ‘meaningful relief’ to motorists

At the end of this month, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority will be kicking off construction on the Barton Skyway Ramp Relief Project. What is that, you ask? Well, it’s a project that “will add pavement for auxiliary and merge lanes on southbound MoPac at the Bee Caves Road and Barton Skyway entrance ramps. These improvements intend to alleviate congestion at Winsted Lane, Enfield Road, Bee Caves Road, and Barton Skyway, and improve travel time throughout the corridor.” Most importantly, the additional merge space created by the work is expected to reduce the bottleneck that travelers on MoPac are currently forced to endure. As Mobility Authority Executive Director James Bass explained in a news release, “Backups between Bee Caves Road and Loop 360 cause congestion extending far beyond those short limits. We hope to provide meaningful relief to the region with these improvements.”