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Festival Beach food forest volunteers ask Austin Water to pause trenching tied to I-35 project
Summary
Speakers representing Festival Beach Food Forest told the Water and Wastewater Commission that TxDOT and utility work tied to the I-35 expansion is cutting a temporary trench through the three-acre volunteer-run food forest with little notice; they asked Austin Water to slow work, explore routing alternatives and allow removal of plantings, citing Chapter 26 stakeholder processes.
Santiago, a representative of Festival Beach Food Forest, told the Water and Wastewater Commission on Jan. 14 that construction tied to the I-35 expansion and related utility work is cutting into the volunteer-run site in East Austin and that crews only notified the group on Jan. 9.
"TxDOT has negotiated to do a 24 inches, freshwater pipeline underneath the pedestrian bridge that's being constructed as part of the I 35 expansion," Santiago said, and added that a 48-inch wastewater pipe is being installed through the food forest and that a temporary green line currently cuts directly into the site. He said the temporary line will be…
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