Harris Branch Pkwy and Giles Ln (CSJ: 0914-04-364)

Csj: 0914-04-364 is a new construction project filed by the City of Austin Transportation Department at the intersection of Harris Branch Parkway and Giles Lane in Austin, Texas. The scope of work is the installation of a traffic signal. The estimated cost for this infrastructure improvement is $601,835. The project covers a square footage of 1,460 sq ft, resulting in a computed cost of $412 per square foot. This work is located in Travis County within the 78754 ZIP code area.

Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. serves as the design firm of record for Csj: 0914-04-364. Frank Fonseca is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the project. The filing indicates that the project involves public funds, public land, or is a Federally funded roadway project. The construction start date and the scheduled completion date were both listed as January 2026 in the public record.

Project Status and Record

TDLR completed the plan review process in January 2026. The registration status is marked as Review Complete. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Because the final inspection has not been recorded in the public record, the current physical state of the site and the operational status of the signal are not confirmed by the filing data. The scheduled build window for this project was 29 days, which is shorter than the county median of 304 days for similar new construction filings.

In comparison to other TDLR-registered new construction projects in Travis County, the estimated cost of $601,835 is below the county median of $1,000,000. The size of 1,460 sq ft is below the county median of 11,984 sq ft. The cost per square foot of $412 is above the county median of $125 per square foot. These figures are derived from 6,790 registered filings in the county, with 862 registered in the last 24 months. The City of Austin Transportation Department has one other TDLR-registered project totaling $689,764, while Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. has six other registered projects totaling $960,948 across various Texas locations.

The surrounding area, identified by ZIP code 78754, has a population of about 31,410 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income in this area is $92,964, and the median owner-occupied home value is $318,900. Housing in this ZIP code is mostly owner-occupied, with 13,195 total housing units. The Travis County unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in July 2026, according to FRED data. This context helps situate the local economic environment where the infrastructure work took place.