Travis County
AUSTIN
More MoPac closures this week
As it did this weekend, the construction of flyovers at the MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1) and U.S. 290 West interchange will shut down the northbound and southbound main lanes of MoPac on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
The closures will last from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on both nights to allow crews to lift and set in place beams for the flyovers.
Those beams will be in the air above the main lanes, making it unsafe for traffic to move under them during the work, the Texas Department of Transportation said.
During the closures, northbound traffic will be diverted to the frontage road at the U.S. 290-Texas 71 exit just south of U.S. 290 and allowed to re-enter the main lanes north of U.S. 290 at Gaines Ranch. Southbound traffic will take the flyover to westbound U.S. 290, exit at Monterey Oaks Drive-Industrial Oaks Drive and circle back on the eastbound U.S. 290 frontage road to return to MoPac south of U.S. 290.
- American-Statesman staff
AUSTIN
LCRA to seal water deal
The Lower Colorado River Authority, the West Travis County Public Utility Agency and others are scheduled to sign final documents in the sale of the West Travis County Regional Water and Wastewater systems today.
Officials from LCRA and the West Travis County Public Utility Agency will sign a purchase agreement during a brief ceremony. Also during the ceremony, LCRA, the City of Bee Cave, and West Travis County municipal utility districts No. 3 and No. 5 will execute a settlement agreement and motion to dismiss the appeal of LCRA's rates for the West Travis County water and wastewater systems.
In November 2010, LCRA's board of directors agreed to sell LCRA-owned water utilities, including the West Travis County Regional Water and Wastewater systems. The board voted in 2011 to sell the West Travis County systems to the West Travis County Public Utility Agency, which was formed by and includes representatives of the City of Bee Cave, West Travis County MUD No. 5 and Hays County.
The ceremony will take place at 9:30 a.m. at LCRA's Redbud Center, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd., in Austin. The signing is open to the public.
- American-Statesman staff
AUSTIN
Input sought on watering rules
Austin Water utility is reviewing the structure of its current watering restrictions and codes and asking for residents' input at a workshop from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Attendees will be asked to review specific restrictions, such as watering schedules and limits on carwashing, and weigh in on how the city should regulate water use in times of drought.
The workshop will be in Room 104 of Austin Water's headquarters at 625 E. 10th St.
Austin has been in Stage 2 twice since 2009. From those two occurrences, Austin Water officials received extensive feedback about what is and isn't working in the current water conservation code.
If the drought does worsen, the Lower Colorado River Authority - from which Austin gets its water - would ask customers to cut back even more than Stage 2 restrictions require.
- American-Statesman staff
Austin Community College
Vehicle charging sites now live
The Austin Community College District now has charging stations at campuses and administrative sites in Austin and Round Rock.
Each location has four charging spots open to the public; an ACC parking permit is not required. Parking and charging in the spaces are limited to four hours at a time.
"Providing electric-vehicle charging stations extends the college's commitment to sustainability," said Andy Kim, ACC's director of environmental stewardship. "This allows ACC to create a support network for ecofriendly vehicles and to make sustainable living more accessible to students, staff, and the community."
There are a total of 18 charging stations at these sites:
Rio Grande Campus (Downtown Austin, 1212 Rio Grande St.)
Pinnacle Campus (Southwest Austin, 7748 U.S. 290 West)
South Austin Campus (1820 W. Stassney Lane)
Eastview Campus (East Austin, 3401 Webberville Road)
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