Start with the EX permit number and affected street segment, then request the dated inspector record approving all final-restoration work. A permit expiration date marks a different event. For Austin excavation history, the useful question is what was approved, where, and by whom.
A clean surface, a closed status or a zero account balance can prompt further questions, but the approval itself is a separate inspector record. Keep the technical event and any administrative or account question in separate notes.
Match the excavation to the right street
Austin’s Right-of-Way Permits page describes EX permits for soil disturbance in the right of way and requires a separate EX permit for each street cut. It ties the daily ROW usage-assessment endpoint to approval of all final restoration by an Austin Development Services and/or Capital Delivery Services inspector. Charges and liability are set by the City.
An address may point toward the project without identifying the excavated segment. Compare the street named in the permit with the limits described in the report. At an intersection, match each document to its own permit even when all the pages mention the same nearby building.
For general AB+C research and Austin property identifiers, use the Austin building-permit search guide. An address or parcel reference can help reconcile the project. Carry the complete permit reference forward once it is known.
What each Austin EX document can answer
| Evidence in the packet | What to check before using it |
|---|---|
| Permit, extension or revision | Which street and work scope does it cover? Keep authorization dates separate from the event being investigated. |
| Inspection or restoration entry | What work does the inspector’s wording approve? Preserve any limitation, location and event date. |
| Closeout or account statement | Which administrative question does it answer? Keep its date apart from the technical evidence. |
If the file merely says “final,” ask for the underlying entry rather than expanding the label yourself. The final-inspection record guide explains why an inspection’s type and scope matter. Here, a favorable result for only part of the excavation would leave the rest of the stated work unresolved in your record comparison.
For protected streets, the City names a Restoration/Paving Plan. If such a plan is referenced in the file, retain its number or revision and match the inspected area to it. What an inspector later accepted appears in the inspection record.
Keep discrepancies visible during transcription. Write the permit’s expiration date under expiration, a report’s inspection date under inspection, and any recorded decision under its own label. If a copy has only a printing or upload date, mark the event date as unresolved.
A fictional two-street file with one missing event
Imagine an explicitly fictional packet for work near the junction of Street A and Street B. It contains two EX references. One report describes restoration on Street A; a cover sheet for the overall project says “closed.” A photograph shows a finished-looking surface at the junction. The folder also includes an account statement.
The Street A report needs to stay attached to its own reference. The Street B inspector decision is still missing from that combination. A photograph lacks an author, scope and date, and the cover sheet leaves unclear whether its label covers one permit or the whole project.
Request the missing entry by its EX reference and street limits. Include the date range suggested by documents already held, while distinguishing an estimated work period from an observed inspection date. If the office returns another Street A page, describe that mismatch precisely instead of reporting the request as resolved.
If a later response locates the Street B entry, compare its wording with the requested scope. Preserve the connection to any plan revision or remaining item that it names. The exercise ends with a documented event or a clearly described gap; fee dates and present road condition are separate questions.
Request the Austin EX restoration record
Development Services Records and Research identifies permit and inspection records, points to AB+C and Open Data, and provides public-information-request routes for further assistance. Some EX restoration attachments may need a request rather than an online search.
The Transportation and Public Works contact page also links an online Public Information Request route, with requests assigned to responsive departments. Use the official instructions to request an existing record.
State the EX number, street segment, approximate period and exact missing item. Explain whether you need the inspector’s entry, a referenced plan, a closeout record or an account record.
If a page fails to load, record the access problem. If a search or records response comes back without a match, retain the searched scope and ask whether a different file reference is needed. An absent online copy doesn’t prove unpermitted work or a failed inspection.
Austin Transportation and Public Works and Development Services pages checked October 6, 2026.