Rainey Street Permit Updates – 04/29/24 

Below, you will find the active and pending right of way permits for the area around Rainey Street as of April 29, 2024. You can note the permit number, contractor, location, permit open and close date, as well as a description of the work being done.

Contact Information for the permit holders and/or project contractors can be found by clicking on the permit number and accessing the hyperlink connecting to the Austin Build + Connect portal.

Permit Dates reflect the date range when work is allowed under the permit. Work can begin at any time within the permit window. 

Work schedules and scope are subject to change and unforeseen delays due to weather, utility issues, etc. Unpermitted work in the right of way may also be present.

Please contact ROW Project Coordinator, Evelyn Powers at rightofway@austintexas.gov or call the ROW office at 512-974-7828 if you have any further questions.

Active right of way permits as of April 29, 2024.

Cummings Street

Permit #

Contractor

Location

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure

GFT/B. Robinson

700 block Cummings

03/24/24

05/24/24

Installing aerial fiber

North curb sidewalk and traffic lane 

 

Davis Street

Permit #

Contractor

Location

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rainey Street

Permit #

Contractor

Location

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure

Flintco

90-97 Rainey St

4/4/22

10/22/24

Long term closure for duration of project

Sidewalk / parking on north side of Davis St, Rainey St metered parking & sidewalk (west curb) just north of Davis St intersection

JE Dunn

80 Rainey St

1/10/23

07/04/24

Long term sidewalk and bike lane closure for duration of 48 story tower project

Rainey St sidewalk  (West side) and parking closed on both sides to maintain 2 way traffic

Austin Underground

60-80 Rainey St

4/24/23

04/30/24

Wastewater service, manhole installs

Alley between Service Rd and Rainey

Austin Underground

61 Rainey St

02/09/24

04/30/24

Water service install

Behind existing sidewalk closure on Rainey St (South end, East curb)

Sungrow

60-89 Blk Rainey St

02/13/24

08/11/24

Installing new sidewalk

Behind existing closure on Rainey St

Ironwood/Trine

91 Rainey St

6/28/23

06/01/24

Repair to building at southwest corner.

None – Pedestrian covered walkway 

 

 

Driskill Street

Permit #

Contractor

Location

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure 

 

Red River Street

Permit #

Contractor

Location

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure

DPR Construction

98 Red River St - 

5/28/22

05/16/24

Long term travel lane and sidewalk closure for duration of project

Travel lane and sidewalk closure (south curb on Cesar Chavez, and West curb on Red River. East curb sidewalk on Red River closed to maintain 2-way vehicle traffic

Vertex

100 block Red River St

04/03/24

06/30/24

Gasket and window seal repairs on Fairmont Austin using scaffolding.

Pedestrian covered walkway 

 

River Street

Permit #

Contractor

Location

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure

DPR Construction

700 River St (North side of the street)

7/6/2022

05/03/24

Long term traffic control setup for 43 story residential project

Parking lane and sidewalk closure on North curb of River St between Rainey St & East Ave

SLC Services

700 River St

10/24/23

06/03/24

Installing sidewalk, curb and gutter

Behind the 700 River St closure (mentioned above)

Austin Underground

700 block River St

02/29/24

04/30/24

Storm drain manhole install 

Full closure of River St just east of the traffic circle

Austin Underground

700 block River St Alley

07/22/23

05/18/24

Installing storm drain manhole and wastewater services

Alley between Rainey St and service road 

 

East Ave

Permit #

Contractor

Location

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure

Sungrow/SLC

60-70 East Ave

02/13/24

08/11/24

Installing new driveway and curb/gutter

Behind existing long-term closure 

 

Pending Rainey Street right of way permits as of April 29, 2024 

(Pending = new permits under review or potential extensions of existing permits.) 

Rainey Street

Permit #

Contractor

Location

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure

Austin Energy / Mastec

60-80 block Rainey St   

 

 

Pole and wire removal/install

Alley closure - east of Rainey St

Restek

51 Rainey St 

 

 

Working on balconies overhead

None – pedestrian walkway

GFT/Bcomm

90 blk Rainey alley

02/08/24

04/26/24

Pulling fiber into vaults and installing overhead fiber

Alley west of Rainey St 

 

Davis Street

Permit # 

 

Contractor 

 

Location 

 

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure 

 

Driskill Street

Permit #

Contractor

Location

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure

MCI/Mears

600 Block Driskill St 

 

 

Installing new conduit

TBD

MCI/Mears

700 block Driskill St 

 

 

Installing new conduit 

 

 

Red River Street

Permit # 

 

Contractor

Location

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure

MCI/Mears

95 Red River

TBD 

 

Install conduit by directional bore.

TBD

DPR Construction

98 Red River St

4/22/24

4/22/24

Large delivery

Closure of Red River St at Davis St with a partial closure of Davis St 

 

River Street

Permit #

Contractor

Location

Permit Open Date

Permit Close Date

Description

Closure

DPR

700 block River St

05/20/24

05/28/24

Tower crane dismantle

Full closure of River St 

 

Additional information on private development with ROW work in the area can be found in the Development Tracker and Property Profile tools, linked below.

 

Development Tracker
Property Profile