4th Street Detours and Construction

CapMetro is improving the rail line on 4th Street from IH-35 to Trinity.  This project will temporarily shut down parts of 4th Street in phases.  The first phase begins this week.  4th Street will temporarily close down from Waller Creek east to IH-35.  Subsequent phases will temporarily close down more of 4th Street, and eventually Trinity to IH-35 will be temporarily closed for construction and improvements to the rail line.  This project is taking place for the purposes of preparing the line for the future commuter rail.  This CapMetro project should be completed by October 2008.

The City of Austin will then be able to complete this portion of the Lance Armstrong Bikeway.  From Trinity to IH-35 on 4th Street, there will be a two-way bicycle facility running just north of the Convention Center, but south of the rail line.  (The final alignment of 4th Street will allow for one-way westbound motor vehicle traffic north of the rail line.)  The City of Austin is also building a separated bicycle bridge over Waller Creek off of 4th Street during this time.  This segment of the Lance Armstrong Bikeway should be completed by December 2008.

Striping plans for the Lance Armstrong Bikeway on Trinity between 3rd and 4th Street and along 3rd Street from Trinity to Shoal Creek have been completed.  However, construction has yet to be planned or scheduled.  The Bicycle Program hopes to have these segments of the bikeway completed by fall of 2009.

Here is the site with some suggested alternative routes:  www.ci.austin.tx.us/bicycle/downloads/4th_Street_Construction_Detour.pdf

Please continue to send any questions or comments,
Thanks,

Nadia M. Barrera

Bicycle/Pedestrian Project Coordinator

Department of Public Works

City of Austin

512-974-7142

nadia.barrera@ci.austin.tx.us