CP767229 Moody Center Enabling Utilities

Site utility relocation, University-provided utility extensions, and vacation of Red River Street resulting in site availability and utility service to the new multi-purpose Arena.  For more information about the Moody Center and Red River Street Realignment projects, please visit the Moody Center/Red River Street Realignment page.  You may also view the  Moody Center Enabling Project Slides (PDF).

Construction Advisory Updates

Beginning April - May 2020:

• On or around April 2, 2020, Hunt Construction will begin to secure an area along the east side of Lot 37 to prepare sites for the installation of two trees relocated from the Moody Center construction site. 
  • Tree relocation is currently planned for the weekend of April 11, 2020. Excavation, tree relocation and restoration of Lot 37 is expected to be completed by the end of April 2020.
  • Red River Street from Clyde Littlefield Drive to E. Dean Keeton Street will be closed to through traffic during the move, but open to local traffic to the LBJ Library, Sid Richardson Hall, Indoor Practice Facility, and Material Transfer Center during this time.
• San Jacinto at 20th Street will be reduced to one-lane traffic (controlled by flaggers) during non-business hours.
• Excavations will be plated or backfilled for use during business hours.

Red River Street is CLOSED indefinitely from Clyde Littlefield to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (MLK).

Child Care Center and Texas Swim Center:

• There is NO through-access to the east side of the Child Care Center and Texas Swim Center at this time through Spring 2020.
• Temporary access to the Child Care Center and Texas Swim Center from Red River Street just south of Lot 80 is open through January 2022.

The campus community can expect these travel, parking and pedestrian pathway changes through January 2022:

• Robert Dedman Drive is CLOSED at Red River Street to just north of the 20th Street intersection.
• Access to Lot 36/80 from Robert Dedman is CLOSED (barricades in Robert Dedman just south of Manor Garage)
• Access into Lot 36/80 will be from Red River (via temp drive).
• Lot 70 is permanently CLOSED.

Bicyclists are encouraged to refer to the City of Austin Bike Map.

We will continue to provide an update by email regarding any changes the campus can expect next month, and periodic updates will follow.  The Construction Advisory web site will be an ongoing resource for information as work moves forward. Signage will be installed at key locations to assist with wayfinding. Due to the fluid nature of construction, this information is subject to change, but we will do our best to provide timely communication if changes are necessary.

Capital Planning and Construction

capitalplanningandconstruction@austin.utexas.edu