Park and Trail Related News from the City of Austin

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Construction of Bike Lanes on Barton Springs Road in Zilker Park Begins

Construction will begin June 30, 2008, on five-foot bicycle lanes along both sides of Barton Springs Road within Zilker Park, beginning west of the Barton Creek Bridge, extending west under the Loop 1 overpass and terminating near Rollingwood Drive.

Construction will take place Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and will generally progress in segments east to west along Barton Springs Road, working on one side of the road only to minimize traffic impact. The project is scheduled to be complete in early December, 2008, before the Trail of Lights. Additionally, the contractor will suspend construction activities for the Austin City Limits Festival in the fall.

Known as the Barton Springs Bike Lanes Project, work will also include the relocation of traffic signals and the construction of pervious (porous) concrete walkways and associated drainage and landscaping. The walkways will be set back from the roadway to protect pedestrians from vehicular traffic and will be routed around existing trees and historic features.

Lance Armstrong Bikeway Project Gets Moving

The portion of the Lance Armstrong Bikeway between Lamar Blvd and Veterans Blvd is now complete and open to the public. The portion connecting Shoal Creek Trail to the railroad bridge just east of Sand Beach/ Sandra Muraida Way is also complete, but there is a gap between the railroad bridge and the Lamar St. bridge that has not been completed, pending the re-routing of Sandra Muraida Way. This phase is expected to be completed by the end of October, 2008.

The next phases of the Lance Armstrong Bikeway connecting via Shoal Creek Trail through Downtown are in the later stages of design and are expected to be bid out later this year.

Work on the long-awaited Lance Armstrong Bikeway Project began May 29, 2007. The project, a six-mile bikeway that began as an idea in 1999, will enable bicyclists to travel on a dedicated east-west route through downtown.

The completed bikeway will extend from Veterans Dr. at Lake Austin Blvd. on the west side of town to the Montopolis Bridge at US183 on the east side. The path consists of a combination of off-street concrete trails, on-street striped bike lanes, and on-street signed bike routes. Visit the City of Austin Bicycle and Pedestrian Program website for more information.

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