Williamson County Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles was busy in east Williamson County last Tuesday as he joined area officials to recognize construction improvements.
Expo Center
On Aug. 2, Boles was joined by County Judge Bill Gravell and others to celebrate the completion of improvements to the Williamson County Expo Center.
The arena was widened to 125 feet by 300 feet to better serve event holders and enhance overall safety by adding more space. Box seating has been added to the arena. This increased the overall seating capacity by approximately 250 seats to 3,250 seats. The design was done by Parkill.
“Williamson county has a deep heritage in agriculture and investing in the Expo Center allows us to have events that honor that heritage like rodeos, events for farmers and the community as a whole,” said Boles. “It serves an amazing public purpose, and I look forward to the many continued events at the facility.”
Chasco Constructors was the construction manager at risk for the projects for a maximum price of $2,009,747. The projects were funded with voter-approved 2019 park bonds.
The breezeway that collapsed during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 has been replaced. The roof replacement was designed by Ceco Building Systems and was paid for by an insurance claim.
Coupland road
Boles also joined Coupland Mayor Jack Piper and others for a ribbon cutting ceremony on improvements to South Broad Street, from Elliot Street to Muery Street, and Muery Street, from CR 277 to Broad Street in Coupland. The project consisted of replacing the existing two-lane 14’ wide asphalt pavement road with a two-lane, 20-foot wide road with improved structural section of treated subgrade, flex base and hot mix asphalt.
“Coupland is a great community, and it is a pleasure to work with the community leaders to invest in their infrastructure,” said Boles. “It was just wonderful to be part of a project that the community really needed to improve both safety and transportation.”
The design engineer for the project was CONSOR. The contractor was Chasco Constructors. Construction of the project was funded through the 2019 road bond for $519,919.
