City, Texas Department of Transportation to provide proposed improvements to street
The Texas Department of Transportation and the City of Killeen’s Engineering Division will hold an Open House on Thursday, March 21, 6p.m. - 8p.m. at Killeen Elementary School (1608 E Rancier Ave.) to discuss the Rancier Avenue Improvements Project.
The purpose of the meeting is to present the proposed project and get public feedback. The proposed improvements include construction of medians, turn lanes, reduced through lanes, bike lanes, on-street parking, and continuous sidewalks along the length of Rancier Avenue. : The proposal includes landscaping along Rancier Avenue within planned medians and utilities being relocated under sidewalks and roadways. The proposed improvements are planned to be completed from Fort Hood Street to 38th Street for an approximate length of 2.50 miles, with no businesses or residents being displaced.
Members of the City’s Engineering Department and TxDOT will be on hand to help residents understand the process.
Any environmental documentation or studies, maps and drawings showing the project location and design, tentative construction schedules, and other information regarding the proposed project are on file and available for inspection Monday through Friday between 8a.m. and 5p.m. at the City of Killeen Engineering Division Office (3201-A South W.S. Young Drive). Project materials are also available online at https://www.txdot.gov/projects/hearings-meetings.html. This information also will be available for inspection at the meeting.
The meeting will also be accessible virtually by visiting https://www.txdot.gov/projects/hearings-meetings/waco/2024/rancier-fort-hood-38th.html.
For more information call TXDOT at (254) 867-2700 or the City of Killeen’s Engineering office at (254)-616-3172.
For quarterly updates on all seven major road projects in Killeen, please visit www.KilleenTexas.gov/Engineering