Travis County Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR) has released findings from a recent study of Lime Creek Road, focusing on traffic volumes, speed patterns, and safety conditions. The virtual open house allows residents to review data and proposed speed management options before providing feedback.
Lime Creek Road is classified as a rural minor arterial with a posted speed limit of 40 mph. The road lacks curbs, gutters, or shoulders and covers about three miles in Travis County. It features rolling terrain with several curves.
Over the past three years, crash data shows a decline in total incidents: 48 crashes in 2023, 41 in 2024, and 31 in 2025. Fatalities were reported in both 2023 and 2024. Serious injuries decreased from seven cases in 2023 to three in 2025.
Traffic counts indicate higher average daily volumes on weekends (1,014 vehicles) compared to weekdays (995 vehicles). Motorcycle traffic increases sharply on weekends, averaging 180 motorcycles per day versus just 32 during the week. The highest vehicle counts were recorded at the address of 11916 Lime Creek Road on Sundays.
On Sunday July 20, 2025, at this location, there were a total of 1,152 vehicles counted—963 cars and other vehicles along with 189 motorcycles. Of these vehicles, about 16% were traveling above the posted speed limit of 50 mph; some speeds reached up to 75 mph. Motorcycles accounted for a significant portion of speeding violations: “Speeds over 51 mph for motorcycles” were observed for approximately “41%” of those counted that day.
Field observations noted elevated noise levels along the roadway during peak periods but did not include formal noise measurements.
To address speeding concerns on Lime Creek Road, TNR recommends installing transverse rumble strips at curves and placing speed tables at selected locations along the corridor.
Residents are invited to review these findings and provide input on preferred speed management strategies through an online form provided by TNR.
Travis County serves its population through infrastructure maintenance among other services such as law enforcement and voter registration (official website). The county’s government is led by a Commissioners Court made up of a county judge and four precinct commissioners (official website). With Austin as its county seat and covering areas within the Texas Hill Country (official website), Travis County supports over one million residents (official website) while maintaining public infrastructure such as roads like Lime Creek Road.
