St. Johns Avenue (North Lamar Boulevard-Berkman Drive)

Safety and Mobility Improvements 

The City of Austin continues to provide safety and mobility improvements for all road users along St. Johns Avenue. Improvements began in 2021 with intersection safety improvements at the North Lamar and St. John’s intersection. In 2020, following a comprehensive traffic engineering study, City Council approved a new ordinance lowering the posted speed limit on St. Johns Avenue from 35 mph to 30 mph. In 2025, the City will add new pedestrian crossings, upgrade bus stops and enhance existing bike lanes. 

PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS

  • St. Johns Avenue resurfaced from I-35 to Berkman Drive

  • Pedestrian crossing islands

  • Upgrades to 7 existing bus stops, and construction of 3 new stops

  • Bikeway safety improvements

  • On-street parking added to the south side of St. Johns Avenue between Grand Canyon Drive and Cameron Road

  • Trail connection to Highland Neighborhood Park

  • Driveway reconstructions as needed for sidewalk and shared use path accessibility, with access maintained during construction

SCOPE MAP

St. Johns Scope Map

INSTALLATION

Work is expected to begin in fall 2025. The street will remain open during construction. All work is dependent on weather or any other unexpected delays.   

FUNDING 

This project is funded by the 2018 and 2020 Mobility Bond programs for Speed Management, Bikeways, Sidewalks and Transit Enhancement, as well as CapMetro. 

LEARN MORE 

You can learn more about the project, meet the City of Austin team and ask questions at our Neighborhood Pop-up event. 

 

PROJECT HISTORY

2021 

  • Safety improvements delivered at the intersection of St. Johns Avenue and Blessing Avenue. View the July 2021 email update. 

  • Safety improvements delivered at the intersection of St. Johns Avenue and North Lamar Boulevard.  

2020 

  • Project open house to collect feedback on proposed upgrades to St. Johns bikeway and pedestrian crossings from North Lamar Blvd – Berkman Drive. View open house boards. View all public comments collected during the public input period. 

  • Following a comprehensive traffic engineering study, City Council approved a new ordinance lowering the posted speed limit on St. Johns Avenue from 35 mph to 30 mph.

CONTACT 

For more information, please email MobilityBonds@AustinTexas.gov or call 512-974-2300.