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Transit, power and airport updates as Austin weathers ice: Capital Metro suspended, Austin Energy warns of scattered outages
Summary
Officials said Capital Metro suspended service and will resume limited routes at noon Jan. 26, Austin Energy warned of scattered outages from stressed trees and lightning, APD reported about 67 crashes, and the airport expects and is seeing flight cancellations.
City and county officials provided agency-by-agency updates at a winter-storm briefing, with details on transit suspensions, power risks and airport operations.
Capital Metro: Mayor Kirk Watson and briefing officials said Capital Metro suspended service during the worst of the event and planned to resume limited service at noon on Jan. 26. "Sus servicios están suspendidos ahorita, pero... van a empezar el lunes mañana, el 26 de enero, con servicio limitado empezando al mediodía," Watson said. Officials asked riders to check Capital Metro communications and the agency’s website for route cancellations.
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