/tags/txdot TxDOT en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:25:48 GMT /austin/2025-04-07/texas-department-of-transportation-austin-tx-return-to-office-policy-work-parking-spaces-garage The agency put the brakes on a plan to build a larger parking structure at the campus, which opened in 2022. It cited an abundance of remote workers. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:25:48 GMT /austin/2025-04-07/texas-department-of-transportation-austin-tx-return-to-office-policy-work-parking-spaces-garage Andrew Weber /austin/2025-03-14/austin-tx-crash-deaths-i-35-parmer-lane Five people, including a child and an infant, were killed in the crash on southbound Interstate 35 near Parmer Lane late Thursday night. Eleven people were taken to local hospitals after the crash, which involved a semitruck. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:42:43 GMT /austin/2025-03-14/austin-tx-crash-deaths-i-35-parmer-lane Andy Jechow, Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-12-04/your-ultimate-guide-to-the-i-35-expansion-through-north-austin A walkthrough of TxDOT's on-road plans along the 11.5 miles of I-35 from US 290 East to SH 45 North. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2024-12-04/your-ultimate-guide-to-the-i-35-expansion-through-north-austin Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-11-21/mopac-south-austin-tx-expansion-toll-lanes An 8-mile stretch of the highway from Cesar Chavez Street to Slaughter Lane would grow by four to six lanes. You have until Jan. 28 to tell the CTRMA what you think about it. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:27:38 GMT /transportation/2024-11-21/mopac-south-austin-tx-expansion-toll-lanes Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-11-20/austin-tx-i-35-caps-expansion-cost-estimates-soar TxDOT's timeline requires the city to choose which highway decks to move forward with by Dec. 12, leaving the city council less than four weeks to make a decision that could shape the character of downtown Austin for generations. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:16:27 GMT /transportation/2024-11-20/austin-tx-i-35-caps-expansion-cost-estimates-soar Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-10-31/austin-tx-bats-bridge-displaced-i-35-expansion From Howard Lane to Onion Creek, bat colonies will lose roosting sites due to highway demolition. TxDOT is vowing to build them back. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:59:49 GMT /transportation/2024-10-31/austin-tx-bats-bridge-displaced-i-35-expansion Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-10-30/austin-tx-i-35-expansion-starts-protests The Interstate 35 Capital Express Central Project will add 32 miles of lanes between Ben White Boulevard and U.S. 290 East. Construction could last a decade. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:08:28 GMT /transportation/2024-10-30/austin-tx-i-35-expansion-starts-protests Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-09-19/texas-department-of-transportation-txtag-tolls-harris-county-toll-road-authority TxDOT expects the Harris County Toll Road Authority to take over by the end of the year. Current TxTag customers would still be able to use their toll stickers after the transition. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:09:25 GMT /transportation/2024-09-19/texas-department-of-transportation-txtag-tolls-harris-county-toll-road-authority Mason Rouser /transportation/2024-06-12/austin-texas-txdot-interstate-35-expansion-i35-housing The state says the 1946 building needed asbestos remediation before it could be demolished for the I-35 expansion, but neighbors say the state agency didn't communicate with them. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:02:00 GMT /transportation/2024-06-12/austin-texas-txdot-interstate-35-expansion-i35-housing Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-06-03/txdot-argues-in-court-that-i-35-never-caused-racial-discrimination-contradicting-txdot By denying the claim in a lawsuit, the state's department of transportation is refuting its own historical record. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:54:54 GMT /transportation/2024-06-03/txdot-argues-in-court-that-i-35-never-caused-racial-discrimination-contradicting-txdot Nathan Bernier