15th Street Temporary Lane Closures, October 4-5, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024, at 7 p.m., all westbound lanes of 15th Street will be closed from San Jacinto Avenue to Lavaca Street. The lanes will reopen by midnight on October 5. Find an alternate westbound route to avoid this area. Use caution in the area and watch out for heavy equipment near the construction […]
16th Street Pedestrian Detour, September 25, 2024 Through October 13, 2024
From 6 a.m. September 25 and through 6 p.m. October 13, a section of the sidewalk on the north side of 16th Street at Congress Avenue will be temporarily closed for utility work associated with Phase II of the Capitol Complex Project. The work will extend from the east side of the Elrose Building to […]
16th Street Pedestrian Detour, September 16, 2024 Through September 29, 2024
From 6 a.m. September 16 and through 6 p.m. September 29, a section of the sidewalk on the north side of 16th Street at Congress Avenue will be temporarily closed for utility work associated with Phase II of the Capitol Complex Project. The work will extend from the east side of the Elrose Building to […]
Construction Progress Update | August 2024
1501 Lavaca Building – It’s a busy time on the construction site, and with minimal storage room available, material and equipment deliveries are carefully scheduled for installation soon after arrival. 1501 Lavaca Building – Concrete work continues to form the lower levels of the underground garage. 1500 Congress Building – Drilling for foundational piers in […]
Temporary Lane Closures Through August 19, 2024
Click here to download a copy of the map. 15th Street Lane Closures – From 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 16, through 12:01 a.m. Monday, August 19, the three westbound lanes of 15th Street from San Jacinto Ave. to Lavaca Street will be closed. Large transport vehicles will be delivering the Texas Capitol Mall Tower Crane […]
Temporary Lane Closures Through August 5, 2024
Click here to download a copy of the map. Nightly Intersection Closure Through August 2 – The intersection of Lavaca Street and 16th Street will be closed nightly from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. through Friday, August 2, 2024. 15th Street Lane Closures – From 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 2, through 12:01 a.m. Monday, August […]
First Slab-On Grade Pour Completed on 1501 Lavaca Site
Completed first slab-on-grade pour, 1501 Lavaca. On July 23, 2024, the project celebrated its first slab-on-grade pour. The Capitol Complex II Team celebrates the first slab-on-grade concrete pour. Earlier this month, the project team completed excavation of the sites when the prescribed depth on the Mall section of the project was reached or bottomed out, […]
Temporary Pedestrian Detour on June 6
From 7 a.m. June 6 through 7 a.m. June 7, a section of the sidewalk between the Texas Capitol Mall and the Pedestrian Walkway will be temporarily closed for utility work associated with Phase II of the Capitol Complex Project. Please follow the detour signs to safely cross 16th Street at the crosswalk between the […]
Team Spotlight – Square One Consultants
Project Role – Project Controls The Team Spotlight highlights the contributions of the team members working to complete Phase II of the Capitol Complex Project. Phase II of the Capitol Complex Project spans two city blocks and comprises three distinct construction sites. Managing the completion of one of these new facilities would be considered a […]
Phase II: Year One in Review
Photos Top Left: Groundbreaking Ceremony March 2023, Texas Facilities Commission Leadership: Deputy Executive Director John Raff, Commissioner Eddy Betancourt, Commissioner Brian Bailey, Chairman Steven D. Alvis (retired), Commissioner C. Price Wagner, Executive Director Mike Novak, and Commissioner William Allensworth (retired). Top Right: Flag Ceremony to decommission the Texas Department of Public Safety Capitol Region District […]