[12] Some of the washed out bridges wouldn't be replaced for another 15 years[13] In 1969, to make way for the expansion of the Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, a portion of San Jacinto Boulevard needed to be moved 65 feet to the west, which necessitated the destruction of 39 live oak trees.

Upon learning of these plans 50 sign-carrying students from the University of Texas at Austin led a protest, blocking crews from commencing work through the use of tree sitting, among other things.

On October 22, 1969, an editorial published in The Daily Texan included a petition slip that could be cut out and signed,[14] which resulted in many more University of Texas students voicing their objections.

[20][21][22] In 1998 City of Austin voters approved of a $25 million bond package to build a mile long stormwater drainage tunnel from Waterloo Park, which is bordered by 12th street on the south, to Lady Bird Lake along the route of Waller Creek.

[25] Alleging missing rebar and the use of poor quality concrete that wouldn't stand up to unusually large floods the City of Austin then sought $22.3 million from the tunnels developer.