Nathan Bernier
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Transportation reporter at Austin's @NPR station @KUT 90.5 FM. DM news tips or email [email protected]. Subscribe to my YouTube: https://t.co/dtEkjeDAxy
Austin, Texas
Joined March 2009
The old bridge was built in 1960. The new bridge will be slightly higher and wider. Unlike the old bridge, the new one will have a median and shoulders. - One 12-foot-wide lane in each direction.- Six-foot-wide shoulders on either side.- Two-foot-wide striped median
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RM 1431 is an important road connecting Marble Falls to Lago Vista. With the bridge gone, the detour is 40 miles.
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NEW: Construction starts Monday to rebuild the RM 1431 bridge over Cow Creek that was destroyed by floods. TxDOT hired Hunter Industries for just over $4 million to finish within 60 days. Will get a bonus of $50,000/day for each day they finish early up to 20 days max.
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Austin is considering making Sixth Street a two-way street from I-35 to Brazos. Analysis due in late August.
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RT @LuzMorenoLozano: Austin PD is getting a staffing remodel that will help the department save about $9 million in OT pay. The change will….
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Seventy-two police officers would be reassigned to patrol shifts, reducing the reliance on overtime. Under the city manager's budget proposal, the city would save about $9 million by cutting back OT...
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RT @KUT: Austin has nearly 70 low-water crossings that can flood during heavy rains, covering familiar roads with fast-moving currents stro….
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Austin has dozens of low-water crossings that can flood during heavy rains. But money is tight and the city is only able to upgrade one every three years or so.
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RT @travisbubenik: I don’t even know what to say. I love this damn station and still strongly believe it does nothing but good for West Tex….
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More info about Austin's low-water crossings in this story that posted today.
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Austin has dozens of low-water crossings that can flood during heavy rains. But money is tight and the city is only able to upgrade one every three years or so.
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The biggest obstacle to fixing Austin's low-water crossings is money. One repair could cost anywhere from a few hundred-thousand dollars to millions. In a cash-strapped city with many competing priorities, drainage isn't always at the top of the list.
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Here's a map of the low-water crossings in Austin that flood most frequently.
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The city also maintains an internal list of the 20 crossings most in need of repairs, based on how often they flood and how fast the water moves over them.
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Low-water crossings are one of the most dangerous places to be during a flash flood. Until the devastating Fourth of July floods, most flood deaths in Texas each year happened at low-water crossings, according to @TTITAMU.
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It would take more than 200 years to fix Austin's low-water crossings at the current pace of repair. The city has almost 70 crossings on The easy fixes have been done. Those that remain are much harder and more expensive to remedy.
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Apparently the summer travel deals are sizzling at Austin's airport. On the CityCast Austin podcast, I joined travel expert Katy Nastro to dive into super cheap flights, new ABIA changes and whether CLEAR is worth it. A fun chat for 38 minutes.
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Airlines overestimated summer travel, and passenger counts are down — which is great news for you. They’re calling it the “Golden Summer of Cheap F...
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RT @LCRA: Travis County has amended its Lake Travis order. Recreational use is now prohibited only upstream of mile marker 36 and upstream….
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RT @LCRA: LCRA plans to open a floodgate at Wirtz Dam and at Starcke Dam this morning (Sunday, July 13) to release storm runoff flowing int….
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RT @TxDOTAustin: CAUTION: More rain in areas already impacted. Flash flooding possible. Go to for road conditions.….
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