1. 20-mile pipeline would transport jet fuel from Bastrop to ABIA
Flint Hill Resources announced plans to build a pipeline from the Bastrop terminal to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The 20-mile pipeline will directly supply the growing airport with jet fuel.
Not yet finalized, the majority of the pipeline will follow an existing public right of way along Hwy. 71. Flint Hill Resources will collaborate with landowners for access to temporary or permanent easements.
2. Technology company Acutronic to bring 50-plus jobs to Bastrop
Technology company Acutronic will create a minimum of 50 jobs with a baseline salary of $56,240 at the company’s future Bastrop facility. The Acutronic facility will be a part of the Bastrop Business and Industrial Park at the juncture of Hwy. 71, Hwy. 95 and Hwy. 21.
3. Roadway extension coming to Jackson Street in Bastrop
Construction will begin soon on a 1,000-foot extension connecting Jackson Street to the new Financial Way cul-de-sac.
The project will begin in November and is expected to be completed within two months. Bastrop City Council voted to approve the Financial Way Improvements construction contract on Oct. 10 at a regular City Council meeting.
