Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:55:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Date: Thursday, May 29 Time: 7:00 PM Place: ACC Pinnacle Campus, 10th Floor Conference Room Dear Friend of Fix290, What's happening on Hwy 290? After the CAMPO Board voted to fund the highway as a toll road last October, TxDOT announced a $1.1 billion shortfall in construction funds due to an "accounting error." Nevertheless, ... /?p=144 From The Oak Hill Gazette Ann Fowler 21.MAR.08 OAK HILL - TxDOT has been hiding information it knew would lead to major delays in completion of the Hwy. 290 project, say members of Fix290 and the Save Our Springs Alliance. At community forum meetings last summer, TxDOT claimed that the Fix290 parkway ... /?p=136 From The Oak Hill Gazette Ann Fowler 03.AUG.07 The original goal for the 290/71 Summit envisioned four Oak Hill groups reaching a consensus for a design for Highways 290 and 71. However, as Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organziation�s (CAMPO) August 3 deadline approached, it became clear that a final consensus would not ... /?p=141 A recent telephone poll conducted by Opinion Analysts, Inc of Austin shows that 82% of the residents in Southwest Austin prefer a Parkway over TxDOT's elevated plan. /?p=133 The Texas Department of Transportation plans to build an elevated six-lane roadway through Oak Hill, but neighbors have a simpler plan in mind. Click here to read and watch the video >> /?p=128 Join us for a Fix290 Forum at 7 PM, Tuesday evening, July 31, at the ACC Pinnacle Campus as Bruce Melton, our civil engineer, explains drawings of the Fix290 parkway and how it stacks up with other proposed designs. TxDOT has at long last produced a design based on the Fix290 ... /?p=127 A new report by independent transportation experts shows that the Fix 290 Coalition's parkway proposal for Highway 290 West in Oak Hill would be tens of millions of dollars less expensive than the elevated toll lanes proposed by TxDOT. Click here to download the report >> [420k PDF] The report, by Smart ... /?p=122 AUSTIN -- The group "Fix 290 of Oak Hill" says it has a plan for expanding Highway 290 that is much cheaper than the plan proposed by the Texas Department of Transportation. That plan calls for an elevated toll lane that could be $150 million dollars more than ... /?p=121 Click here to listen to the show >>> Now that the Texas Legislature has gone away, CAMPO and TxDOT are moving forward with their transportation plans, and it seems there is much focus around the Oak Hill area in the Southwest part of Travis County. As head of CAMPO, Senator Kirk Watson ... /?p=120 The second mediation meeting will be this coming Saturday, July 7th, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Refreshments will be available starting at 8:00 a.m. The meeting will again take place at the University of Texas Law School in the Sheffield Room (Townes Hall 2.111). Free street parking ... /?p=119