Speegleville Road Improvements Project

Last updated on December 05, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Road closed sign and barricade

Heads up, drivers! A portion of Speegleville Road will be temporarily closed to traffic from December 22, 2025, through February 24, 2026. (The schedule is dependent on weather.)

The City of Waco is closing the road to install major flood control and drainage upgrades and to update the area’s water and sewer systems. This is the first phase of a multi-year series of projects designed to improve the Speegleville area between Highway 84 and the Middle Bosque Bridge.

All drivers will need to follow the posted detour routes around the construction zones. See the map for more information.

Inbound traffic will take Woodway Drive onto Bosque Lane and then a right on Oak Road to turn left onto Speegleville Road.
Outbound traffic will turn right on Oak Road and then left on Bosque Lane to reach Highway 84.
Outbound traffic going east on Highway 84 can use the turnaround at Sunwest Blvd.

Thank you for your patience as we work to improve Waco’s roads and infrastructure.

Detours

Red: Road closure
Yellow: Inbound traffic route
Blue: Outbound traffic route

Project Details

The project would extend from south of Maple Shade Road to north of Oak Road, for approximately 3,221 linear feet (LF).
The total project length would extend 0.61 mile.
The proposed project would take place within the existing 101-foot to 233-foot right of way (ROW).
The proposed project would construct an additional northbound and southbound travel lane, creating a four-lane roadway separated by a painted median.
The proposed bridge crossing would be separated into two different bridges elevated over the Middle Bosque River for a total of 528 feet in length for each.
Both bridges would have concrete shoulders.
The northbound bridge would include two 12-foot northbound lanes
The southbound bridge would include two 12-foot southbound lanes.
In addition to roadway improvements, pedestrian crosswalk striping and sidewalk would be added along Speegleville Road.
The proposed project would involve an action in a floodplain.

Additional Project Information

Any environmental documentation or studies, any maps and drawings showing the project location and design, tentative construction schedules, and other information regarding the proposed project are on file and available for inspection by appointment only, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Contact Teresa Bryant by email at teresab@wacotx.gov, or by phone (254) 750-6613 to schedule a meeting.

Materials are also available on the TxDOT website. These materials will also be available in hard copy form for review at the in-person option.

Providing Feedback

Written comments from the public regarding the proposed project are requested and may be submitted by mail to the City of Waco, P.O. Box 2570, Waco, TX 76707. Written comments may also be submitted by email to teresab@wacotx.gov.

TxDOT Documents

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated July 17, 2025, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT.