The new road link completes Corridor A2 and gives freight on U.S. 79 another route.
Williamson County has a $7 million federal investment for a planned road connection from FM 3349 to Texas 95 south of Taylor, officials said. U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions announced the funding with County Judge Steven Snell and Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles.
The connection completes Corridor A2, part of the county’s long-range transportation plan. It is meant to improve safety, ease congestion and give freight on U.S. 79 another way around. County officials point to new residents and industrial development as the reason to plan ahead, and say the road leaves room to expand later.
Why it matters in the Eastern Crescent
Eastern Williamson County is growing fast, county officials say, and Taylor sits in the middle of it. Roads like this one shape how easily people get to work and how freight moves around town. The Taylor Press did not report when construction on the new connection will start. CEEI is following it.
Reporting by the Taylor Press staff, 11 October 2026. Summary and commentary by CEEI. Photo of downtown Taylor by Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.