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Austin’s Project Connect calls for rail tunnel under Lady Bird Lake

Editor Aug 1, 2021

A rail tunnel under Lady Bird Lake is getting closer to reality as initial designs for Austin's $ 7.1 billion mass transit system, approved by the voters, have ruled out a new bridge for the system's crown jewel light rail line.When the…

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Underground Light-Rail Tunnel Could Be More Than A Mile Longer Than Expected

Editor Jul 23, 2021

Austin's billion dollar transit expansion requires the extension of an underground light rail tunnel from Auditorium Shores to Lively Middle School on South Congress Avenue to the south.The change…

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Into the bedrock: Capital Metro plans to go below Lady Bird Lake with Orange Line tunnel

Editor Jul 21, 2021

Project Connect's Orange Line will run under Lady Bird Lake in the latest design. (Rendering courtesy of Project Connect) Trains running between the planned MetroRail stations in Republic Square and Auditorium Shores will enter the…