Long awaited $2.5M Steiner/Montview emergency evacuation road is now open after many years of planning 

The opening of the new $2.5M evacuation route on July 10 brought together officials and organizations that helped bring it together. Brigid Shea, Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 2, holds the scissors with Robert Abbott, Lake Travis Fire Rescue chief, on her right and project manager Katharine Hardin, senior engineer with Travis County Transportation & Natural Resources, was project manager on her left. Other local HOA officials were present along with first responders and other Travis County officials.
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Travis County opens new evacuation route connecting Steiner Ranch and Montview

Travis County hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new evacation route between Steiner Ranch and Montview, opening up another evacation route in case of an emergency. The event took place at Flat Top Ranch Road and Prairie Clover Path on July 10. Photo by Lynette Haaland, Four Points News (Full story to be updated later.)

Local UT students bike to Alaska for cancer research

Three University of Texas students and former Vandegrift grads are pedaling 4,000 miles over 70 days to reach Anchorage, Alaska. They left Austin on May 25 and have biked through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and last week reached California as they head north.
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