Austin will proceed with the $104M I-35 cap-and-stitch park project after the City Council rejected Mayor Kirk Watson's proposal for a smaller, $49.8M design.
The City of Austin is moving forward with its original $104 million 'cap-and-stitch' program designed to build public parks and pedestrian bridges over portions of Interstate 35. Mayor Kirk Watson recently withdrew a proposal that would have downsized the project to a $49.8 million budget, citing a lack of necessary support from the City Council. The city will stick to the plan approved in May 2025, which funds the installation of support columns for three large decks between Cesar Chavez and Seventh streets, and between 11th and 12th streets, as well as two pedestrian stitches near 41st Street.
The project is intended to improve mobility and reconnect East and West Austin as the Texas Department of Transportation lowers the interstate below ground. While the approved plan covers the foundational infrastructure, it does not include immediate construction of the full park decks above the highway. Separately, the University of Texas is pursuing its own, independent cap project spanning from 15th to Dean Keeton streets.
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