On August 10, 2010, the Texas Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to glean public opinion on the state’s developing rail plan. The meeting will be held in the hearing room of TxDOT’s Austin district office, 7901 N. I-35, from 6-8 p.m., and is one of nine meetings TxDOT will hold across the […]
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TxDOT to host public forums on rail plan, seeks input from residents
July 30th, 2010
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Howson Branch Family Film Night — “Where the Wild Things Are” Movie Night Aug.3, 2010
July 22nd, 2010
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Howson Branch Library Family Film Night will show the movie, “Where the Wild Things Are,” on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 6:30 pm. This movie is the 2009 American fantasy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and adapted from Maurice Sendak’s 1963 children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, where Max, a disobedient little boy […]
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Neighborhood Planning Update: July 29 City Council Hearing on CWACNP
July 15th, 2010
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Neighborhood Planning Update: The City Council will hear the first reading for the Central West Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan on July 29th at 6:00PM, but there is a possibility the hearing will be re-scheduled due to budget issues that are also scheduled for that day.
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MoPac Soundwall Update: Public Input and Design Work To Resume
July 7th, 2010
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TxDOT has finalized the contracts for the restart of the MoPac1 sound wall/managed lane project. The restart Open Houses are planned for September. The NEPA http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ environmental process will take approximately two years. From the TxDOT MoPac1 website (http://www.dot.state.tx.us/project_information/projects/austin/mopac1/): Project Resumes After a two-year pause due to funding constraints, the MoPac 1 project is about to […]
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TxDOT to Apply Improved Surface to MoPac/Loop 1
July 5th, 2010
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Work has begun to apply an improved type of surface to MoPac/Loop 1 between Lake Austin and RM 2222. TxDOT crews will apply what is known as a Permeable Friction Course (PFC) that has a number of advantages over standard asphalt concrete pavement surfaces, including reduced risk of hydroplaning, significantly reduced splash and spray during […]
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