CIP T12 Improvements on Raider Way and Woodview Drive

ID: T12

Type: Street Improvements

Phase: Design

Project Schedule (Updated 6-16-2023)

Project Summary (map)

Raider Way and E. Woodview Drive will be widened to a three-lane road with curb, gutter, storm sewers, street lighting, water quality facilities, detention facilities, sidewalks, crosswalks, and bicycle lanes. Improvements extend north on Raider Way from Crystal Falls Parkway to Woodview Drive and west on Woodview Drive from Raider Way to Toll 183A access road (4,620 linear feet).

The project also includes traffic signal modifications at the Crystal Falls Parkway/Raider Way intersection, and other improvements to the Raider Way/Woodview Drive intersection. Significant rights-of-way land acquisitions are required.

Completion of this project should improve traffic safety and continuous vehicle flow at Wiley Middle School and Rouse High School during school-related activities.

Status Updates

08/16/2023 — City contractors have started work on roadway improvements to Raider Way and Woodview Drive in Leander, which may take up to two years to complete. Although lane closures are anticipated as part of the project's first phase, two-way vehicle traffic will remain open on Raider Way through the Fall 2023-Spring 2024 school year to minimize disruption to school activities. Read more

 07/21/2023 — City officials will hold a pre-construction meeting with Chasco Constructors on July 25. Construction will begin in two weeks with removing trees along the west side of Raider Way and the anticipated excavation of the detention pond in front of Wiley Middle School. As the city presented in the Spring, the west half of Raider Way will be closed in mid-August before school starts.  Raider Way will become a single lane, northbound only, one-way road, until we complete the west half of Raider Way improvements in March 2024. Traffic will enter from Crystal Falls and exit off Woodview Drive onto the 183A feeder road.

07/07/2023 — Leander City Council  approved a $15.1 million bid from Chasco Constructors for construction on Raider Way and East Woodview Drive. [Learn more]

05/31/2023 — The city is seeking bids from potential contractors for the construction of Raider Way and Woodview Drive. The city will accept bid proposals through June 20 and will select the top proposal and negotiate a contract in July. If the city selects a qualified bidder, construction is anticipated to start in early August. Additional details about project timelines or traffic plans will be determined once the city’s construction contract is finalized in late July. 

05/18/2023 — City solicits invitation for bids on construction services for Raider Way and Woodview Drive improvements. Construction contract award target is no later than July 2023. [view solicitation]

04/18/2023 — City of Leander officials held a public meeting at Rouse High School with HOAs and churches in the area. [view presentation]

03/07/2023 — City of Leander officials met with Wiley Middle School PTSA to discuss the impact of the Raider Way and Woodview Drive project on the 2023-2024 school year and 2023 summer activities. Timelines, traffic flow, and final design were discussed with the audience.

02/22/2023 — City of Leander officials met with Rouse High School PTSA to discuss the impact of the Raider Way and Woodview Drive project on the 2023-2024 school year and 2023 summer activities. Timelines, traffic flow, and final design were discussed with the audience.

11/29/2022 — The city has acquired 99% of the land needed for new rights-of-way, and project design changes needed for compliance with Atlas 14 standards are 95% complete. Solicitation of construction proposals is expected to begin in February 2023.

07/14/2022 — The city has acquired 95% of the land needed for new rights-of-way, and project design changes needed for compliance with Atlas 14 standards are 80% complete. Solicitation of construction proposals is expected to begin in Fall 2022.

02/25/2022 — The city has acquired 80% of the land needed for new rights-of-way, and project design changes needed for compliance with Atlas 14 standards are 60% complete. Start of construction is still to be determined, and a new project schedule is expected by early March 2022.

02/21/2022 — The city completed minor pothole and shoulder repairs along Raider Way and Woodview Drive near Wiley Middle School and Rouse High School on Monday, Feb. 21.

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This project is managed under the city's Capital Improvement Program (CIP), a comprehensive planning effort designed to prioritize and coordinate the development of capital projects to meet Leander's public infrastructure needs today and in the future.