A new detour route on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail at Waller Creek will be put into place on Monday, August 26. Varying from eight to 12 feet in width, the new route will take users over Waller Creek on the recently installed lattice bridge. Citing safety reasons, the city says the entire route will be fenced on either side and a section of it will be covered for overhead protection.
Bicyclists will need to dismount and walk their bikes along parts of the detour, including the bridge, the covered section, and a sharp turn near the bridge.
There are two places where construction vehicles may cross the trail. There will be flaggers at these locations and gates to keep bicyclists and pedestrians separate from vehicular traffic. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend work.
While this detour is in place, the contractor will be demolishing the existing pedestrian bridge, installing a third lattice bridge over Waller Creek and preparing a temporary creek crossing for a future detour route.
This is the second of a series of detours that will be in place for the next several months for The Confluence, the second phase of Waterloo Greenway’s design plan to revitalize Waller Creek and create a 1.5 mile greenway stretching from Waterloo Park at its north all the way to Lady Bird Lake. The first detour started on Monday, July 22, and will remain in place until the second detour starts. Subsequent detours will differ on the route over the creek.
