Residents have been inquiring about the various colored markings painted on Great Northern, Foster and Shoal Creek. We asked the city what they mean and there response is below. B.T.W., the city has a routine repaving project planned this
summer for
to
road and will not widen the road.
From Ron Koehn, Public Works Department City of Austin:
The “One Call” markings are being done to allow survey crews
to draw up maps that can be used to develop street and utility reconstruction
plans.
The street reconstruction projects were part of the 2006
Bond Package and are intended to repair existing broken gutters, fix broken
sidewalks, and level and repave the roadway surface. As part of the project,
any utilities that need to be replaced or repaired will be done before the
project.
12” . As these are just now into the survey phase, it’s likely that
construction is 3 to 6 years away ( I’m guessing that the survey will take 3 -6
months, utility and street design another 12 months, contracting and bid 3
months, and construction starting in 2010 – 2012. )
this stage of design. ( There may be one appointed, but this is just in the
survey stage.)
Shoal Creek
Blvd ( Greenlawn Pwky to
Park)
Creek Blvd (Greenlawn Pkwy to
is not part of the reconstruction program. I’m guessing that any “One Call” markings there were just to verify
connecting utilities.
Ron Koehn
Pavement Operations Engineer
Street & Bridge Division
Public