On Sept. 28, New Braunfels City Council allocated $82,950 to Cobb, Fendley & Associates for right-of-way or ROW, acquisition for the South Kowald Lane Improvements Project.

To complete this project, the city must acquire ROW, drainage easements, sight-distance easements and temporary construction easements from about 12 parcels of land, according to agenda documents.

About the project: The city's voter-approved 2023 bond will fund the ROW acquisition, according to agenda documents.

The roadway project includes the addition of a center turn lane between I-35 and FM 1101. Sidewalks will also be added on both sides of the street. Traffic signals will be upgraded and there will be drainage infrastructure improvements, according to agenda documents.

In total, the project will cost $10,739,000 and construction is expected to begin in 2028, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.

Also on the agenda: The council also approved an additional expenditure of up to $300,000 for ROW and easements for the project. This amount will also come from the approved 2023 bond, according to agenda documents.

Zócalo Wine Co. has plans to relocate from 130 S. Seguin Ave., Ste. 109 to 357 Main Plaza later this month.

The wine shop, owned by Greg Stiener and former New Braunfels City Council member Andrés Campos, is also changing its name to Dog on the Hill New Braunfels Wine Place. The new location will have more space for seating, allowing the duo to do more "by the glass business," Campos said.

More details: Dog on the Hill New Braunfels Wine Place will offer wines from around the world, including Argentina, California, Italy, Germany, New Zealand, Hungary, France, Austria, Spain and Portugal.

"We don't really carry local, Texas wine," Campos said. "We feel like that's well represented."

Campos said they also plan to have a selection of snacks and will encourage patrons to order food from other downtown restaurants.

"We recognize that people get hungry when they drink wine, and we want to have stuff so people aren't drinking on an empty stomach," Campos said.

• 357 Main Plaza, New Braunfels

Several months after CapMetro officials announced a potential phased approach to increasing fares for the first time since 2015, the board unanimously voted on an increase effective Jan. 10, 2027 with another increase planned for January 2029.

How we got here: In a July news release, CapMetro officials said the fare increases would create a "more fiscally sustainable source of revenue" for the agency.

What's changing: Fares for a single ride are set to increase by the following:

• Local service and Pickup service: $1.25 (current), $1.50 (January 2027), $2.00 (January 2029)

• Commuter (Express and Rail) service: $3.50 (current), $4.00 (January 2027), $5.00 (January 2029)

• CapMetro Access service: $1.75 (current), $2.25 (January 2027), $3.25 (January 2029)

Reduced Local service fares will increase from $0.60 to $0.75 in January 2027 and $1 in January 2029. Reduced Commuter service fares will increase from $1.75 to $2 in January 2027 and $2.50 in January 2029.

Austinites will now have access to information on local transportation projects that could impact commutes through a mobile app. City leaders celebrated the official launch of CTXGO on Oct. 1, a new tool from the Construction Partnership Program.

Some context: Participating CPP agencies include the city of Austin, Austin Transit Partnership, CapMetro, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Texas Department of Transportation.

How it works: CTXGO operates as both a free mobile app and website. Users can select from a variety of map layers to see real-time roadway information, including traffic congestion, incidents such as stalled or abandoned vehicles, and what electronic roadway message signs are currently displaying such as estimated travel times. The work zone map displays lane closures with expected start and end dates and times.

The local impact: Austin Mobility officials said more than $20 billion in transportation and infrastructure projects across multiple agencies are planned in Central Texas over the next several years.