Despite the wishes of most Shoal Creek Boulevard residents, the city will move forward in building protected bike lanes on the winding neighborhood street in Central Austin.

The Austin Transportation Department announced Tuesday that it will create protected two-way bike lanes on the stretch of Shoal Creek between 38th Street and Foster Lane. From Foster Lane north to U.S. 183, one-way protected bike lanes will be built on both sides of the street.

About 70% of the Shoal Creek Boulevard residents who responded to a city survey were against making any changes to the street, according to the city. For a wider swath of residents who regularly use the road or live near it, the choice was largely split between building the protected lanes and making no changes to the approximately 6-mile stretch of the boulevard.

City Council Members Alison Alter and Leslie Pool released a joint statement about the changes, calling Shoal Creek Boulevard "one of central Austin's most beautiful streets." The affected stretch of the road passes through a portion of the two council members' districts.

“We acknowledge that 70% of respondents who live on Shoal Creek Boulevard prefer no change to the street; however, we must strike a balance among the various stakeholders who use the street, including the increasing number of neighborhood families, kids on bicycles, commuters, and seniors," Alter and Pool said in their statement. "The selected design assists in achieving the city’s multiple mobility and safety goals, and we are supportive of these innovations.”

An 11-foot wide two-way bikeway between 38th Street and Foster Lane will be separated from the road by a curb. On-street parking will be permitted on the east side of the street.

From Foster Lane to U.S. 183, 8-foot wide one-way bike lanes will be built on each side of the road. They will be separated from vehicle lanes by 5.5 feet of roadway, with plastic posts between car lanes and bike lanes.

Construction will begin as soon as next month, Austin Transportation Department spokeswoman Emily Tuttle said. Bike lanes are expected to be in place in six to nine months, and the project will be fully completed in about a year, Tuttle said. The project's cost will be between $3 million and $4 million, and it will be funded from the 2016 mobility bond, according to a city website.

The project also includes building a pedestrian and bike underpass that will go under RM 2222 on the west side of Shoal Creek Boulevard.

Shoal Creek Boulevard resident Liza Wimberley welcomes the changes.

"This bikeway is going to drastically improve our quality of life along Shoal Creek Boulevard," Wimberley said in a news release from themobility advocacy group MoveATX. "I'm so excited that my family will be able to ride without having to weave in and out of moving traffic."