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KUT 90.5 »  A tweet has given us a glimpse at Cap Metro’s plans to build out a light-rail system in Austin that would cost anywhere between $1.4 and $2.1 billion. The tweet appeared to show a Project Connect-branded outline of a route that would run along a 12-mile stretch, connecting Guadalupe Street and Lamar Boulevard north […]
Austin American-Statesman » Transportation officials in Texas want to add capacity and toll lanes in both directions to Interstate 35 from Round Rock to Buda, near Austin. They hope to invest $8.1 billion in the 33-mile-long project, which would turn the road into one with three levels.
The Austin Chronicle » As construction continues on MoPac’s long overdue toll lanes, CH2M, the Colorado-based engineering company responsible for the project’s design and construction – originally scheduled for completion in Sep­tem­ber 2015 – reported in its March 31 quarterly report that its disruption of Austin’s westside commute was “approximately 75% complete.” The delays have come with […]