Traffic Shift Planned For MoPac Intersections Project

Crews are committed to getting the work done as quickly and safely as possible. We have put incentives in place to encourage the contractor to finish the work early.

AUSTIN – Work on the north section of the new Slaughter Lane overpass is now complete, and the project team is ready to construct the south portion of the bridge. As a result, traffic will once again be shifted on Slaughter Lane at Loop 1 (MoPac).

Drivers will be diverted to the newly constructed north side of the bridge.

Some lane modifications will also be implemented on Slaughter Lane to allow crews room to work while moving traffic through the MoPac intersection.

Eastbound Slaughter Lane will be reduced to one dedicated left-turn lane; one shared through- and left-turn lane and one dedicated through-lane.

The traffic shift is scheduled to begin on Friday, Aug. 10 at 9 p.m., and is expected to be complete and open to motorists by 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, weather permitting.

Police officers will be on site to help direct traffic and road signs have been placed alerting drivers of the closure. Motorists should allow extra time to travel through this area during the closure.

The temporary traffic shift is expected to be in place for approximately four months.

Once the new Slaughter Lane overpass is built and open to traffic, work on the La Crosse Avenue bridge will begin. Crews will also continue work to extend the mainlanes of north and southbound MoPac.

Crews are committed to getting the work done as quickly and safely as possible. We have put incentives in place to encourage the contractor to finish the work early. Conversely, the contractor faces penalties if the work is not completed on time.

The $53.5 million project extends the MoPac mainlanes underneath Slaughter Lane and La Crosse Avenue, constructs a Diverging Diamond Intersection at MoPac and Slaughter Lane, improves the La Crosse Avenue intersection and adds pedestrian and bicycle accommodations.

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