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BY ELLE BENT & GRANT CRAWFORD
City council approves $8.9M in street repairs Several neighborhoods in Round Rock will see road improvements begin in May, after Round Rock City Council approved an $8.9 million contract April 11 with Bennett Paving, Inc. The overview Roads within the Dove Creek, Twin Ridge and Greenslopes at Lake Creek neighborhoods will receive repairs as part of the city’s 2023 Residential Street Maintenance Program. Each year, Round Rock dedicates funding to maintaining roads, in which crews remove existing asphalt and replace it with new asphalt. Work also includes pavement patching and repairing failed curbs, sidewalks and driveway approaches. The project is expected to be completed in November. What else? The city prioritizes street maintenance based on
Airport to get runway safety technology Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is one of four airports nationwide receiving new technology to reduce the risk of runway incursions, or when an aircraft crosses incorrectly on the runway. The gist Federal Aviation Administration officials announced April 15 that ABIA, Indianapolis International Airport, Nashville Interna- tional Airport and Dallas Love Field Airport will be the first to receive the Surface Awareness Initiative system. Air traffic controllers can use the system to see aircraft and other vehicles in all areas of the airport, according to a news release. FAA officials will roll out the system at the four airports by July, with other airports in line to receive it by the end of 2025.
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the structural pavement condition of roadways. Pavement Condition Assessments are performed citywide and ranked on a scale reflecting the pavement’s structural condition. City staff keep a running list of potential neigh- borhoods to provide maintenance for, although the next streets to receive repairs have not been announced.
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