Ross Road substandard street project
Ross Road substandard street project
The City of Austin will reconstruct Ross Road to a five-lane cross-section roadway with pedestrian and bicycle facilities along the corridor as part of the 2020 Mobility Bond. The City of Austin Ross Road project is located between SH-71 and Pearce Lane.
Status: Under Construction
February 9, 2026 project update: The intersection of Ross Road and Pearce Lane will be fully closed starting February 16, 2026, for up to three months.
Detour Information
Ross Road Detour: To access Ross Road north of Pearce Lane, vehicles will detour through the Meadows at Berdoll neighborhood using Alomar Cove and Spiers Way. Business access for the gas station and shops will remain available via Ross Road south of Spiers Way.
Pearce Lane Detour: To access Pearce Lane west and east of Ross Road, vehicles will detour through the Los Cielos neighborhood via Las Alas Trail, Campana Drive, Los Cielos Boulevard, Buenos Aires Parkway, Night Sky Way, Noche Clara Drive, and Alomar Cove.
No parking will be allowed on streets included in the detour route.
Truck traffic must use Circuit of the Americas Boulevard from SH-71 or Pearce Lane from SH-130.
Fort Lexington Drive Detour: Fort Lexington Drive closed on February 9, 2026, at Lexington Meadow Lane to accommodate work along Ross Road. Traffic is detoured north on Lexington Meadow Lane to Saint Thomas Drive. Work is anticipated to be completed by February 18, 2026.
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January 2026: Crews have closed both driveways to Pearce Lane for the business complex on the northeast corner of Pearce Lane and Ross Road. This closure allows crews to complete drainage improvements along Pearce Lane and raise its elevation to accommodate that infrastructure. Business access remains via Ross Road. Crews widened the Ross Road driveway to better accommodate delivery vehicles and customers.
Project Summary
This project included a review of existing conditions, such as traffic counts, crash data, and pinch points, as well as a review of constraints, such as right-of-way and utilities, and coordination with the City’s adopted transportation plans and policies. On Ross Road, in particular, the City worked closely with Travis County and the Texas Department of Transportation, which also has projects in the immediate area. Community engagement was coordinated throughout the project to share information and collect feedback.
The final Preliminary Engineering Report was completed in early 2019.
Construction funds for Ross Road improvements were allocated through the 2020 Austin Mobility Bond. Construction is expected to continue through Summer 2027.
