Some 80,000 people will be back on the roads each weekday as classes resume at the Austin Independent School District. These are the times when it will be worse.

The city is replacing water-filled barricades along sidewalks with concrete ones as a broader redesign of the entertainment district quietly takes shape.

City leaders anticipated Austin would have $105 million in federal funding for the project rescinded after the Trump administration began reviewing a grant program established under President Biden.

The 10-mile-long trail, used by an estimated 5 million people per year, will continue to run beneath the interstate during construction. But how much space trail users will have and where they will be rerouted during that time hasn't been decided.

As the city starts work on its 48th roundabout, officials say they reduce crashes, but the public is still warming up to circular intersections.

Benches, a water fountain and native plants welcome trail users at Bolm Road. Just don't expect much shade until the 10 planted trees grow up.

Commissioners requested an expedited appeal to a judge's ruling that voided the $440 million road bond, but it could take months before a decision is made. In the meantime, county officials are finding other funding to get started on some projects.

Austin has dozens of low-water crossings that can flood during heavy rains. But money is tight and the city is only able to upgrade one every three years or so.

Officials scramble to reconnect FM 1431 and the only road leading into the Sandy Creek neighborhood near Leander after two important bridges were washed out by floods over the Fourth of July weekend.

Officials said the money will go toward park operations. Residents who register their cars can still park for free.