Bypass Tunnel

Important Meetings on Grounds Renovations

[ May 3, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. May 17, 2010; 6:15 pm to 8:45 pm. June 5, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. July 1, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

Final Meeting in Series of 4 Public Events:

Parks and Recreation Board / Environmental Board JOINT COMMITTEE and
General Grounds Improvements Project “DESIGN CHARRETTE WRAP-UP” (Open to public)


Thursday, July 01, 2010 6:00 p.m.
Zilker Botanical Gardens – Auditorium 2220 Barton Springs Road

(agenda:  bathhouse mechanical… Continue reading

Stairs Restored by Swimmers

Dan Crow today reported on the bartonsprings at yahoogroups.com email list.

May 24, 2010

Hooray for Peter Steinhardt and Wayne Simmons who this morning single handedly reopened the south half of the main pool stairs at no cost to the city. The project was totally engineered by Peter who untied the buoy rope from the stair railing and retied it to the hand rail in the pool where a three foot piece of pvc pipe now keeps it away from… Continue reading

Biological Assessment for Bypass Tunnel Renovation

Read the short version of the BSP Biological Assessment for US Corp Engs 4.21.10 report on the bypass tunnel and gravel bar removal (aka flood debris removal), prepared for the US Corps of Engineers. Gary Gregson will post the larger (40MB) version with pictures when available in the master plan web site. Continue reading «Biological Assessment for Bypass Tunnel Renovation»

Barton Springs Bypass Tunnel Plans

[ April 20, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. April 27, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. May 3, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. May 5, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. May 25, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The City of Austin will be  requesting a site-specific amendment to the SOS Ordinance for access and to repair the Barton Springs bypass. Although the repair design is not final and there are concerns from stakeholders to address,… Continue reading

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