City: Dittmar to reopen in February

Erosion repairs have closed part of road since April 2012

City of Austin officials expect to reopen Dittmar Road in February.

The city had closed a small section of the road in April 2012 to through traffic after erosion had loosened a guardrail on the bank of South Boggy Creek near the road.

In a Jan. 7 email to residents, city spokeswoman Alexa Muraida wrote that the city's Watershed Protection Department was roughly 85 percent done stabilizing the bank.

The Watershed Protection and Public Works departments are working together on the remaining