Buckner Lane Widening

Several years in the making, the Buckner Lane Widening Project kicked off construction in 2023.

The entirety of the widening project encompasses Buckner Lane from Buckner Road to Duplex Road, as shown below:

The project is broken up into two phases, splitting the road into North and South Segments. The North Segment stretches from Buckner Road to 500 feet north of Wades Crossing, while the South Segment includes everything south of that toward Duplex Road.

The project will include widening the existing two-lane road to five lanes — two in each direction with a middle turn lane. 

Several stoplights will also be included at strategic spots along the Buckner Lane corridor, to complement those already existing.

Throughout the course of this project, multiple road closures are expected to impact the surrounding area. 

Each of the planned closures is detailed in the slideshow below:

As previously mentioned, construction began on the North Segment in 2023. On August 21, 2023, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) voted to approve the contract for the North Segment with Jones Bros. Contractors, LLC. 

Jones Bros. submitted a bid of $16,186,559.15 — and after city staff recommended a 10% contingency be added on top of that price — BOMA approved the final amount of $17,786,559.15. Funding for the construction will be expensed from the 18-75 Fund, utilizing bond proceeds.

Construction began on the South Segment in June of 2025. BOMA voted to adopt Resolution 25-109 to award the construction contract to Mastec Civil, LLC on April 21, 2025.

Mastec Civil submitted a bid of $9,296,089.60. As before on the North segment, city staff recommended a 10% contingency be added, bringing the total approved amount to $10,225,697.60. Funding for the construction will once again be expensed from the 18-75 Fund, utilizing bond proceeds.

For a brief overview of the project, see the timeline below.

Timeline

June 2024

Crews closed Buckner Lane for several weeks for excavation and to set the roadway base. The Buckner Lane closure, along with a few side road closures are outlined below:

You can view photos from this process below:

June 2025

Construction begins on the South segment of Buckner Lane. An updated timeline can be seen below:

October 2025

Updated aerial photos show a nearly complete North Segment of the Buckner Lane Widening Project. Crews are finishing up punch-list items, and the full four lanes between June Lake Boulevard and Wades Grove are nearing their opening.

Construction is underway on the South Segment. Projections show full completion of the project in December 2026. Progress can be seen in the photo below:

                           (Courtesy: Kimley-Horn)