SH 45 SW Informational Meeting

The Friends of the Wildflower Center are hosting an initial informational meeting next Wednesday, May 18th, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Circle C community center, 7817 LaCrosse Ave, 78739. The public is invited.

The Friends group is made of Wildflower Center volunteers, donor/members, and former board members committed to protecting the Center from the noise, air, water, and visual pollution that would be caused by the proposed SH 45 SW/Mopac South toll loop project. They are not affiliated with the Wildflower Center or the University of Texas.

The group is one of 12 plaintiffs, including two former Austin mayors, who pdf filed suit (1.66 MB) in late February against the Texas Dept. of Transportation and their toll road agency partner, CTRMA. The action seeks to protect the tranquility and visitor experience of the Center and to require a comprehensive federal environmental study on the proposed 17-mile toll loop project before any part of the loop project is built.

Go to The Friends of the Wildflower Center website for more information. At the website please sign their email petition to Governor Abbott, the Texas Transportation Commission, and U. T. President Greg Fenves urging them to step back from the proposed 45SW/Mopac South toll loop project and instead invest in improving I-35 and converting the SH 130 toll road into a free and functional I-35 alternative and preferred growth corridor.