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The 10-mile-long trail, used by an estimated 5 million people per year, will continue to run beneath the interstate during construction. But how much space trail users will have and where they will be rerouted during that time hasn't been decided.

After four years of construction, the 74-story Waterline tower has reached its final height. It will be divided into offices, residences, shops and restaurants, all with separate entrances and parking.

A ban has been in place for decades. City officials say there are several factors to consider before allowing folks to jump in the water.

A system of dams and reservoirs was designed to hold in floodwaters. Crews monitor the water coming into the system and figure out when to store or release it downstream to decrease flood risk.

The developer, Endeavor Real Estate, plans to build 1,400 apartments and 1 million square feet of office space.

Larger “mats� of the goopy-green algae typically appear floating in creeks or along lakeshores between late May and early August.

Once complete, the bridge will connect the city's most popular trail at a long-overlooked corner of the lake. A nearby pedestrian tunnel under Pleasant Valley Road is already tunneled through.

The water fell about 2 feet below normal Tuesday after a floodgate got stuck. This is at least the third time water levels have noticeably dropped in the last six months.

Maintaining and operating the Longhorn Dam, built in 1960, has occasionally proved challenging for the City of Austin.

Meet us at Rivian Austin for a chat about the best places to run and walk in Austin before our reporters lead the group along a section of the trail on Lady Bird Lake.