AUSTIN, Texas — Construction will begin next week on a new bridge at Longhorn Dam in East Austin.
The Wishbone Bridge over Lady Bird Lake will have paths for pedestrians and cyclists in three directions.
Construction will cause some road and parking closures starting on July 8. There will be detours on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail starting on July 15. The detour is expected to last about 18 months.
The new bridge is part of the city of Austin’s Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements project and will connect to the existing Butler Hike and Bike Trail at three points: Longhorn Shores, Holly Shores and the unnamed peninsula near Holly Shores.
The project timeline, which is weather-dependent, can be found below:
July 1 – construction begins
- Trail users will notice fencing being installed around the planned construction areas of Canterbury Park, Longhorn Shores and Krieg Fields
- The public will still have full access to Krieg Fields during construction
- Longhorn Shores will be closed to the public
- The tunnel from Krieg Fields under Pleasant Valley Road will be closed to the public
- Mulch sock and erosion control measures will be put into place in designated construction areas
July 8 – closures begin
- Vehicular traffic going eastbound on Canterbury Street will be closed. One-way traffic flow will continue westbound
- Access to Canterbury Park and its parking lot will be closed to the public
- The unnamed peninsula beginning near Holly Street will be closed to the public
July 15 – hike and bike trail detour begins
- Users of the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail will be rerouted northbound along the east side of Pleasant Valley Road
- The detour will continue westbound along Canterbury Street and complete southbound down Pedernales and Holly streets
- The detour is expected to last for 18 months