Infrastructure project to impact downtown traffic, 2-hour power outage planned early June 22

The city of Austin has advised that a downtown infrastructure project will impact traffic around the south end of Brazos Street, and also result in a temporary planned power outage early June 22.

What's happening

The Waller Beach Duct Bank Upgrade will install 1,000 feet of underground power lines linking the new Rainey Street substation to the downtown power network. Project preparations began earlier this spring ahead of an estimated one-year construction timeline.

In June, excavation will be taking place on Brazos Street to prepare for future tunneling work. Construction is expected to take place on weekdays from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Traffic and parking around Brazos will be affected, according to the city, and a portion of the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail will also be closed and temporarily rerouted.

As part of the downtown electric reliability upgrades, Austin Energy also scheduled a temporary power outage June 22 that could affect customers throughout the area. The outage is planned to last two hours beginning at 3 a.m. and may affect "parts of downtown and areas south of Lady Bird Lake," according to Austin Capital Delivery Services.