State Highway 45 Southwest

Working with TxDOT and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA), Cambrian provided a wide range of karst services on a controversial new roadway located in the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. Prior to construction, Cambrian’s services included conducting field investigations supporting a TCEQ Geologic Assessment, endangered karst invertebrate due-diligence investigations, Barton Springs and Austin Blind salamander technical reports, and attending numerous meetings with the project team, local officials, and the public. Dr. White participated as a key member of the project karst technical working group along with a wide variety of state, local, and Federal officials. During construction Cambrian provided karst inspection and mitigation services to satisfy regulatory oversight requirement from several of the aforementioned authorities.