Neighbours of the new Circuit of the Americas Formula 1 road course being built in southeastern Travis County near Austin, Texas - the new home of the U.S. Grand Prix - started to complain about late-night construction.
In a story posted on the American-Statesman website, residents who live near the construction site told the author that noise from the construction and bright lights near Elroy Road have kept some area residents up at night. Another neighbour said that, on occasion, Circuit of the Americas has been lit up like a small city at 2:30 a.m. A retired police officer said all-night construction has gone on for about 10 days. Residents of Elroy speculate that the circuit is playing late-night catch-up because of the recent wet weather and previous delays. American-Statesman writes that from the beginning of December through Wednesday February 22, sixteen inches of rain were recorded at nearby Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, far higher than normal. However, Circuit of the Americas officials have systematically maintained they are on schedule to stage Austin's inaugural U.S. Formula 1 Grand Prix November 16 to 18. Below is the latest time lapse footage of construction progress at Circuit of The Americas.
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