Forsyth County Opens Southern Ronald Reagan Boulevard Extension; Northern Work Continues

An update posted with an On the Move video said the southern portion of the long‑planned Ronald Reagan Boulevard Extension "is now open to traffic while crews complete remaining work on the northern portion," a report stated for the Feb. 25, 2026 opening. That post was attributed in the original report to Forsyth County; county materials reviewed elsewhere identify the road project and funding under Williamson County planning documents.

County and project pages show the only section with allocated construction funding is the stretch between SH 29 and FM 3405. "The only section of Ronald Reagan Boulevard with allocated construction funding lies between SH 29 and FM 3405," the project text states, and it confirms this segment "is included in the County’s Long-Range Transportation Plan and was financed by the voter-approved 2013 Road Bond."

Project documents describe the current SH 29–FM 3405 work as a phased build that will "construct a new two-lane road to function as the southbound frontage road for the planned eight-lane roadway, while converting the existing roadway to a northbound-only road with a divided median." That configuration is presented as part of the funded phase; the materials say drivers will eventually see an ultimate eight-lane controlled-access roadway as the corridor is completed.

Williamson County planning pages set the larger corridor vision along a multi-segment plan that stretches to IH-35. The pages list five segments: Segment A between FM 1431 and SH 29; Ronald Reagan Widening Segment B from SH 29 to north of FM 3405; Segment C between FM 3405 and RM 2338 (Williams Drive); Segment D between RM 2338 and SH 195; and Segment E from SH 195 to IH-35. Those pages also state that "the County is planning for the future corridor of Ronald Reagan Boulevard between RM 2243 and IH-35, which is expected to be an ultimate eight-lane controlled-access roadway."

Planning for the corridor is described as largely complete and coordinated with city partners, but county materials caution that the wider program lacks additional capital. "Planning for each of the corridor segments has been done in conjunction with the cities in which the roadway goes through and is nearly complete. The planning process lays out the long-term vision for the corridor. The county is working with its city partners to determine priority sections. No funding has been identified, and no construction timelines for any of the segments have been determined."

The project page references an "Updated map of Ronald Reagan Corridor road bond project with new segments" but does not, in the materials reviewed, provide contractor names, traffic-control phasing, lane widths, or an exact completion date for northern work. The sources preserved contact information for county officials: "If you have questions about the project, please call Commissioner Cynthia Long's office at 512-260-4280 or by email (/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a59757777285a6d737679756e62347d756c), or call Commissioner Valerie Covey’s office at 512-943-3370 or email (/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a29050707592a1d030609051e12440d051c)."

As materials note, the funded SH 29–FM 3405 phase was financed by the 2013 Road Bond and represents the only segment currently funded; officials say further construction of the controlled-access Ronald Reagan corridor will proceed "as the county continues to grow and additional funding is secured, the rest of the roadway will be constructed to complete the controlled-access road.