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November 5, 2015 Volume 20, No. 22 Southwest Austin’s Community Newspaper Since 1995
Volleyball & Football, sports p. 14
Oak Hill Parkway Open House reveals design tweaks by Ann Fowler OAK HILL - An Open House for the Oak Hill Parkway project was held at Covington Middle School on October 29, attracting more than 150 attendees. The Oak Hill Parkway is the current plan to relieve traffic congestion to and through the ‘Y’ at Oak Hill. The project is a combined effort of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA), Capital Metro, the City of Austin and Travis County. Current plans include lowering U.S. 290 West under cross-street at-
Gazette: Sarah Weeks
But with CFI’s now working, questions arise about the need for such a big project grade (non-elevated) overpasses at Convict Hill Road, RM 1826, Scenic Brook Road and Circle Drive. Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority provided updates to the designs for Alternatives A and C, plus ideas on off-site water detention and context sensitive solutions. Alternative A would include a half-mile of elevated roadway, while Alternative C’s de-elevated roadway
In addition to the many displays, officials from TxDOT and CTRMA were on hand to answer questions. Gazette: Will Atkins
would run for a mile. Long-time Oak Hill resident Andrea Street said, “I was and still am not impressed with TxDOT’s elevated tolled highway.” Many have long-opposed the plan to toll the long-existing roadways, and it is unclear how or if the influx of funds for roadways brought by Proposition 7, passed by Texas voters this week, will affect the project. Public participation in past preSee Oak Hill Parkway on p. 27