cesar chavez street

One of the most exciting downtown projects is the redevelopment of the decommissioned Seaholm Power plant.

The $117.2 million project, a partnership between the city and Southwest Strategies, will result in a 22-story hotel, 60 condo units, and 180,000 square feet of retail and commercial space.

From Fictitious Realities / Realistic Fictions by Elaine Bradford Fictitious Realities / Realistic Fictions
Saturday, Sept. 6 - Wednesday, October 8

City's contractor will install crosswalks this weekend; Cesar Chavez Street closed from east of San Antonio Street to west of Congress Avenue Aug. 16 - 17.

Roadwork along Cesar Chavez Street may cause some traffic snags this weekend.

As part of the Cesar Chavez Two-way Conversion Project, Cesar Chavez Street from east of San Antonio Street to west of Congress Avenue will close 6 a.m.

- 8 p.m. August 2 - 3.

Two traffic signals will be off 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Thursday, July 31 along Cesar Chavez Street at Lavaca and Guadalupe streets.

Keep an eye out for road closures this weekend as construction crews get to work along Barton Springs Road and Cesar Chavez Street.

Cesar Chavez Street will close for paving from east of Lavaca to east of Congress, 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday, July 26; the closure will include the Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge.

City officials have begun the search for a company that will design the preliminary layout for a new city library.

In 2006, Austin voters approved $90 million for the construction of a new central library on West Cesar Chavez Street between Lamar Boulevard and Guadalupe Street.

Cesar Chavez Street east of Lavaca to east of Congress will be closed for improvements 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. July 5 - 6; The closure will include the Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge.