ACL Fest kicks off Friday at Zilker Park with rain in the forecast. The 25th Austin City Limits Music Festival runs Oct. 2-4 and Oct. 9-11.

There is no parking at Zilker Park, and parking in surrounding neighborhoods is prohibited, according to Austin Transportation and Public Works.

Getting there: A free festival shuttle departs from Sand Beach Park, at Walter Seaholm and Electric drives, starting at 11:30 a.m.

CapMetro routes 3 and 803 stop near South Lamar Boulevard and Barton Springs Road.

Rideshare points are at Veterans Drive, Lee Barton Drive and Wallingwood Drive.

Watch the weather: The festival will go on unless producer C3 Presents decides otherwise. A flood watch is in effect through 7 p.m. Friday, with 2-3 inches of rain forecast and the county's emergency operations center activated.

Steering clear: Barton Springs Road is closed from 7 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Monday both weekends, and some lots and roads will stay closed as late as Oct. 16.

The Austin Police Department will run a No Refusal Initiative nightly Oct. 3-12.

Construction is underway on Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's temporary midfield concourse, Concourse M, as part of the larger Journey with AUS expansion project. Airport officials, city leaders and construction partners celebrated the concourse's groundbreaking Sept. 29.

How we got here: ABIA's South Terminal closed March 31 and was later demolished. Allegiant Air and Frontier Airlines, which operated out of the South Terminal, have since moved to the main Barbara Jordan Terminal. The demolition made way for the construction of Concourse M, a temporary six-gate facility that will help relieve passenger congestion during Barbara Jordan Terminal's Concourse A remodeling and future 26-gate Concourse B and tunnel project.

The details: Concourse M is slated to feature a variety of passenger amenities including a coffee market, grab-and-go concessions, retail options, a pet relief room and shaded outdoor areas. The concourse will also only be accessible through a shuttle bus which will leave from Gate 13 out of the Barbara Jordan Terminal.

Stay tuned: Airport officials said Concourse M has a targeted opening date of spring 2028.

Members of the Red River business community celebrated a new grant-funded neon sign at Mohawk, which marks its 20th anniversary this year.

The details: The sign was funded through the first round of the Downtown Austin Alliance's $65,000 Facade Improvement Grant Program that's leveraged more than $140,000 in private investments at several area businesses.

The impact: While celebrating this addition, Red River Cultural District leaders say civic support for the entertainment corridor is falling short. Rising costs and development activity downtown have increased pressures on local business, leading to a recent wave of closures. The district, which receives annual cultural funding, is also working on improvements and programming such as signage, banners, streetscape improvements and historic exhibits to preserve the area.