City Of Austin: Get To TxDOT’s I-35 Capital Express Central Public Open House On Tues. Aug. 10 (4-8 p.m.)

Press release from the City of Austin:

The Texas Department of Transportation is leading a project to reconstruct I-35 through the Austin area to address safety, mobility and east-west connectivity needs. On Aug. 10, TxDOT is hosting a public open house at Huston-Tillotson University’s Davage-Durden Student Union, 900 Chicon St., Austin, from 4-8 p.m. Residents can provide feedback on the $4.9 billion project through Central Austin from US 290-E to SH 71/Ben White Boulevard.
Public feedback is a critical part of TxDOT’s environmental study and schematic design process before construction begins. Here are some of your options to get to the meeting. This is the first time the public can look at maps and ask questions in person for this environmental study.

MetroBus:

• Route 2 runs from downtown Austin through the Rosewood neighborhood. Its stop at Rosewood Avenue and Salina Street is about a half-mile north of the university.
• Route 4 runs east and west along East Seventh Street, including a stop on Chicon and East Seventh just south of the university.
• Route 322 runs from Waller Street to Hancock Center and stops on Chicon outside the gates of the university.

MetroRail:

• The Plaza Saltillo Station on the Red Line (route 550) is located on the corner of Fifth and Comal streets, about a half-mile south of the university.

MetroBike:

• Utilize Cap Metro’s MetroBike service and ride from anywhere to the meeting. There are two MetroBike stations located close to Huston-Tillotson for docking. One is at 639 Chalmers Ave., just south of Seventh Street. Another is located at 1705 E. 11th St. on the corner of 11th and Salina.

Rideshare:

• Residents using a rideshare service to get to the meeting can be dropped off at the parking area located on the west side of Chalmers Avenue adjacent to the campus.

Driving:

• Parking is available along Chalmers Avenue and along E. 11th St.

Find more information on the I-35 project and the City of Austin’s role as a partner with TxDOT here.

This press release was produced by the City of Austin. The views expressed here are the author’s own.