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Updates about RM 620 safety

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

On May 16, around 1:45 p.m., a Lake Travis Fire Rescue engine carrying four firefighters left its lane and crossed over the center of RM 620, hitting four vehicles before stopping on the roadside, LTFR Battalion Chief Michael Prather said. LTFR also serves the communities of River Place, Steiner Ranch, Comanche Trail and Marshall Ford as Emergency Services District 6.

The engine was returning to its home, Fire Station 604 at 5939 Comanche Trail, Austin, when the incident occurred, sending 10 out of the 12 persons involved in the accident to area hospitals including Round Rock Medical Center and Baylor Scott & White-Lakeway, he said.

As of Saturday, May 19, all four firefighters were released from the hospital, with three released on the day of the accident and the fourth released just after 10:45 a.m. on May 19, said Braden Frame, vice president of the Lake Travis Fire Fighters Association.

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The Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association May 8 meeting in Steiner Ranch had 30 or so in attendance. Much of the focus of the open forum meeting was about RM 620 North and how it was left out of the latest round of CAMPO funding.
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CAMPO fails to fund fixes now,  SRNA talks next steps

By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News

Several key meetings last week with local, area and state leaders shed light on proposed funding and fixes along RM 620 North — past, present and future. Residents shared during the comment periods, asking questions and urging relief to traffic congestion.

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) met on May 7 and failed to pass any additional funding for the northern section of RM 620, as projected.

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By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Local mother-of-four Heidy Arteaga, who was expecting her fifth child, passed away last week, several weeks before her 41st birthday.

Born May 22, 1977 Heidy Elizabeth Casares Arteaga unexpectedly died along with her unborn daughter, Chloe Nicole Arteaga, on May 7, from complications from a respiratory infection. She was about 23 weeks along in her pregnancy.

Heidy is survived by her adoring husband of eight years, Anthony Arteaga, and their son, Grayson, 7, a 1st grader at Grandview Hills Elementary.

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