Transportation
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON & BEN THOMPSON
Project Connect legal proceedings continue On Dec. 20, District Court Judge Eric Shepperd dismissed a lawsuit from a group of community opponents seeking to halt Austin’s tax collections for Project Connect. The suit was filed in August alleging the city broke promises to taxpayers with a “drastically reduced” transit plan and unclear construction timeline. What’s happening? The December outcome came as Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks to reverse a separate decision that’d allow a trial over the project’s financing to proceed. After a state appeals court rejected his push to halt those proceedings in October, Paxton is now asking the Texas Supreme Court to consider the case.
Oak Knoll flood risk reduction project delayed until spring
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Residents in the Oak Knoll neighborhood in Northwest Austin can expect a delay in the Oak Knoll Flood Risk Reduction project, per an announcement from the capital delivery services department Dec. 26. Construction on the project, which will upgrade the neighborhood’s storm drainage system to prevent local flooding in the area, is set to begin this spring and take at least two years to complete. The project will install new storm drain pipes, increase the capacity of the Chelsea Moor detention pond, and relocate water and wastewater lines. Funds for the $9 million project will come from the city’s $925 million 2018 bond. Due to utility coordination delays, although the project was expected to begin in April 2024, construction
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is now expected to begin in spring 2025 and be completed by late 2027. What residents should know Construction on this type of project is substan- tial, officials said in an email to Community Impact , and will cause disruption to the neighborhood, including extended road closures, noise and work at the edge of some yards in the right of way.
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