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The safety improvement projects are funded by a 2016 mobility bond.

Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk appointed Robert Goode as the Interim Director of Austin Water.

After a public meeting in August, minor changes were made to the two existing proposals: Alternative 2 and Alternative 3.

Like many Austinites, after New Year's Day, Lamar Boulevard is set to go on a diet. But unlike many Austinites, the road will follow through on its slimming effort. Its so-called "road diet" will manifest itself in the first phase of safety improvements that will in some stretches permanently remove lanes from South Lamar Boulevard. The jargon for what is planned for Lamar Boulevard — an effort to place greater emphasis on alternative modes of transportation through more robust sidewalks and bike lanes — is often referred as a "road diet." With a $6.9 million contract recently approve...

Council approves contract for first major 2016 mobility bond construction project By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team Published  AUSTIN, Texas - Austin City Council has approved a construction contract for mobility and safety improvements to South Lamar Boulevard between Riverside Drive and Barton Springs Road. The City of Austin’s Corridor Program Office can now proceed with executing a contract with DeNucci Constructors, LLC. for an amount not to exceed around $6.8 million, says the city. The contract approval marks the first major project to progress to construction as part of the Corridor Co...