Real estate
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON
Flood risk reduction projects continue
What else?
Officials also announced in April that crews completed the January Drive Flood Risk Reduction project, a $1.93 million project funded by Austin’s 2018 drainage bonds. According to a news release, storms in 2015 caused heavy flooding in the Four Seasons neighborhood due to its existing drain system not being able to convey the large volume of runoff. Work included over 1,700 feet of new storm drain pipes to reroute and upsize the existing storm drain system to be underneath January Drive, which places most of the system within the public right of way for easier long- term maintenance. Per the release, the project reduces flooding to over 70 properties. Other work included landscaping to remove invasive plant species.
Austin Watershed Protection and Austin Capital Delivery Services are making progress on flood risk reduction projects in Northwest Austin. The Little Walnut Creek Flood Risk Reduction project will divert floodwaters from the creek to underground culverts, expand the stormwater detention pond at Quail Creek Park, and upgrade water and wastewater lines. This $28.8 million project is expected to be complete within the next six months as work on the detention pond continues. The $9 million Oak Knoll Flood Risk Reduction project is expected to be complete in 2027 and will improve the Oak Knoll neighborhood’s storm drain system, install new storm drain pipes and inlets, and increase the capacity of the Chelsea Moor detention pond. Officials said crews will next begin work along Woodcrest Drive in June with one-lane closures.
Little Walnut Creek
January Drive
MEARNS MEADOW BLVD.
MACMORA RD.
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Oak Knoll Drive
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COLUMBIA OAKS DR.
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