Transportation
BY ELLE BENT & KAMERYN GRIESSER
Camp Craft Road to fully close starting February Improvements along the low water crossing of Westlake’s Camp Craft Road will now require a full road closure from February 1 to June 26. The project, which will lift the existing road by 9 feet to prevent flash flooding from Eanes Creek, was delayed due to a mix of supply chain issues and timing concerns with the Eanes ISD school year, city staff said. The road closure will not affect the parking lot entrance of Eanes Elementary School, and detours will be set up as needed, City Administrator Trey Fletcher said. The details On June 12, council received staff updates on road projects within the voter-approved, $7.9 million improvements bond package from 2021. Project Manager Vicki Ortega said the Camp Craft Road project delay allows the city to prioritize
Airport security shifts ahead of summer Changes to security checkpoints are in store for travelers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport this summer as Trans- portation Security Administration officials anticipate the busiest summer for travel ever seen nationwide. Security checkpoint changes include: • Checkpoint 1 , near Delta Airlines, offers general screening, crew member screen- ing, priority and premium screening, and Americans with Disabilities Act screening. • Checkpoint 2 West , near United Airlines, provides passengers with TSA PreCheck, Clear and ADA screening. • Checkpoint 2 East , near Southwest Airlines, offers general screening only. • Checkpoint 3 , located near JetBlue Airlines, is closed until 2026.
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minor improvements in the package first, including: • Redbud Trail (Sept. 4 completion) • Yaupon Valley Road (Sept. 19 completion) • Eanes School Road (Sept. 12-Dec. 19) • Westlake Drive (Oct. 16-Jan. 6) • Laurel Valley Road (Jan. 7-Jan. 31) The delay will have no impact on the overall cost of the package, Fletcher said. “This [new date] will put major road closures at the end of the school year and get us past football season,” Ortega said at a May 22 meeting.
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