{"id":397080,"date":"2026-08-04T04:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/397080\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T04:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:56:08","slug":"austin-pavement-marking-removal-has-cost-nearly-28000-so-far-city-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/397080\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin pavement-marking removal has cost nearly $28,000 so far, city says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN, Texas  \u2014 The removal of non-compliant pavement markings, including <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/austins-rainbow-crosswalks-set-for-removal-by-months-end-sparking-cost-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Austin&#8217;s rainbow crosswalks<\/a>, has cost the city $27,959 in completed work, according to the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department.<\/p>\n<p>An additional $13,339 is estimated for work that is planned or still incomplete, bringing the current total for the full program to $41,298, city officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the cost estimate for work on Joe Sayers Avenue is still pending, meaning the final total could rise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/austins-rainbow-crosswalks-set-for-removal-by-months-end-sparking-cost-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Austin&#8217;s rainbow crosswalks set for removal by month&#8217;s end, sparking cost concerns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The removals stem from a <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/city-of-austin-says-it-will-comply-with-abbott-order-on-crosswalks-street-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">directive by Gov. Greg Abbott<\/a> to the Texas Department of Transportation <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/no-more-rainbow-crosswalks-texas-gov-orders-removal-of-political-ideologies-from-roads?fbclid=IwY2xjawNZ7OdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFRWW5ZdXdEQ3psNFhtS010AR6SMJo5P9R-M5WTcL5MWlepO23snMqEaduXoFJSvqtZKfrSNs6qu_NI7Ceh_Q_aem_a7v1MQp8KwqTlnDrZ0IkVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">targeting street murals<\/a> and pavement markings the state considers non-compliant. Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/city-of-austin-covers-iconic-murals-sparking-backlash-over-cultural-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">covered several murals<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n<p>Some Austin officials and residents had raised concerns about the expense. Austin District 9 Council Member Zo Qadri called the removals &#8220;political theatrics&#8221; and said the added cost would strain an already tight city budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 The removal of non-compliant pavement markings, including Austin&#8217;s rainbow crosswalks, has cost the city $27,959&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397081,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-397080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}