1. I-35 expansion

State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, unveiled proposed plans June 15 to expand I-35 by adding lanes in each direction on the upper decks between Airport and Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards.[/caption] State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, unveiled proposed plans June 15 to expand I-35 by adding lanes in each direction on the upper decks between Airport and Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards. The plan also calls for depressing the main I-35 lanes from 15th to Cesar Chavez streets and adding a fourth main lane south of 12th Street to Cesar Chavez in both directions. Voters in November will consider a measure that dedicates more state money to transportation projects. Timeline: Proposed to be completed by 2025; start date uncertain Cost: $4.3 billion Funding sources: Texas Department of Transportation, city of Austin

2. Third Street corridor reconstruction project

The project’s fourth phase takes place between Guadalupe and Nueces streets and will result in limited access during construction. San Antonio Street is reduced to one lane of vehicle traffic in each direction between Second and Fourth streets. Also, westbound traffic will be prohibited from using West Third Street between Nueces and San Antonio. Nueces Street between Third and Fourth streets will also be limited at times. Some pedestrian routes will also be detoured during construction. Timeline: June 2015-June 2016 Cost: $5.1 million Funding sources: 2010 mobility bond money, 2012 transportation and mobility bond money

3. East Fifth Street water piping installation

The city is installing approximately 1,000 linear feet of two 30-inch-wide chilled water supply pipelines and return piping on downtown Fifth Street from the west side of San Jacinto Boulevard to the east side of Red River Street. The project’s completion date has been delayed from April, as originally reported by Community Impact Newspaper, to December. The city said it will work closely with all affected stakeholders, most notably The Westin Austin Downtown, which opens in mid-July, to coordinate construction efforts. Timeline: February 2014 -December 2015 Cost: $8.3 million Funding sources: Austin Energy