Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) /texas-department-of-transportation-txdot The Texas Department of Transportation, or TxDOT, oversees Texas transportation and is headquartered in Austin. The Texas Legislature created the organization in 1917, although the agency has had several names throughout the past century. en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 09 Nov 2020 23:02:55 GMT Someone Has Died On A Texas Road Every Day For The Last 20 Years /transportation/2020-11-09/someone-has-died-on-a-texas-road-every-day-for-the-last-20-years Saturday marked 20 consecutive years of daily traffic fatalities on Texas roadways. It’s a streak transportation officials want to end, but they know itâ€� Mon, 09 Nov 2020 23:02:55 GMT /transportation/2020-11-09/someone-has-died-on-a-texas-road-every-day-for-the-last-20-years Samuel King TxDOT's Website Is Down In The Latest Ransomware Attack On Texas Agencies /texas/2020-05-18/txdots-website-is-down-in-the-latest-ransomware-attack-on-texas-agencies The Texas Department of Transportation's website is down because of a ransomware attack last week.The department said it isolated the affected servers onâ€� Mon, 18 May 2020 18:41:25 GMT /texas/2020-05-18/txdots-website-is-down-in-the-latest-ransomware-attack-on-texas-agencies Andrew Weber For TxDOT, Building More Lanes Is The Go-To Traffic Management Strategy /texas/2019-12-20/for-txdot-building-more-lanes-is-the-go-to-traffic-management-strategy From Texas Standard:On average, 1,000 people move to Texas each day. And traditionally, that means more roads and more lanes to accommodate new drivers.â€� Fri, 20 Dec 2019 23:29:28 GMT /texas/2019-12-20/for-txdot-building-more-lanes-is-the-go-to-traffic-management-strategy Libby Cohen TxDOT Breaks Ground On Bypass Road To Help Ease Congestion At Four Points Intersection /transportation/2019-12-11/txdot-breaks-ground-on-bypass-road-to-help-ease-congestion-at-four-points-intersection The Four Points intersection at RM 620 and RM 2222 in western AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County has been a source of growing frustration for drivers over the years.“For folksâ€� Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:33:37 GMT /transportation/2019-12-11/txdot-breaks-ground-on-bypass-road-to-help-ease-congestion-at-four-points-intersection Samuel King Who Thinks About Wildflowers In The Fall? TxDOT Does. /texas/2019-11-04/who-thinks-about-wildflowers-in-the-fall-txdot-does From Texas Standard:“Out of sight, out of mind.â€� That’s how the saying goes. And it’s exactly the way wildflowers are right now, for most Texans. But theâ€� Mon, 04 Nov 2019 21:58:16 GMT /texas/2019-11-04/who-thinks-about-wildflowers-in-the-fall-txdot-does Joy Diaz Flyover Work Means Weekend Closures Of U.S. 183 At I-35 (Again) /transportation/2019-07-26/flyover-work-means-weekend-closures-of-u-s-183-at-i-35-again A new weekend, but it’s the same old road construction in North Austin. From this Friday at 9 p.m. through Monday at 5 a.m, southbound U.S. 183 will beâ€� Fri, 26 Jul 2019 19:31:30 GMT /transportation/2019-07-26/flyover-work-means-weekend-closures-of-u-s-183-at-i-35-again Samuel King Flyover Work Means Weekend Closures Of U.S. 183 At I-35 /transportation/2019-07-19/flyover-work-means-weekend-closures-of-u-s-183-at-i-35 If it’s a weekend, it likely means drivers in North Austin have to navigate around road construction. This time, it's a closure of northbound U.S. 183 atâ€� Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2019-07-19/flyover-work-means-weekend-closures-of-u-s-183-at-i-35 Samuel King Half Of I-35's Main Lanes Through North Austin Will Close This Weekend /austin/2019-05-31/half-of-i-35s-main-lanes-through-north-austin-will-close-this-weekend If you were planning to take Interstate 35 through North Austin this weekend, don't.The Texas Department of Transportation says northbound and southboundâ€� Fri, 31 May 2019 15:29:05 GMT /austin/2019-05-31/half-of-i-35s-main-lanes-through-north-austin-will-close-this-weekend Andy Jechow Thousands Die On Texas' Roads Every Year. The State Wants To Reduce That To Zero By 2050. /transportation/2019-05-31/thousands-die-on-texas-roads-every-year-the-state-wants-to-reduce-that-to-zero-by-2050 The Texas Transportation Commission on Thursday voted to adopt a goal of reducing traffic fatalities on the state's roadways by half by the year 2035 —â€� Fri, 31 May 2019 12:19:18 GMT /transportation/2019-05-31/thousands-die-on-texas-roads-every-year-the-state-wants-to-reduce-that-to-zero-by-2050 Matt Largey TxDOT Is Pretreating Highways Ahead Of Possible Freezing Rain Wednesday /austin/2018-12-31/txdot-is-pretreating-highways-ahead-of-possible-freezing-rain-wednesday A mix of rain and freezing rain is possible in Austin late Tuesday night into Wednesday. Crews started pretreating Austin highways at 9 a.m. Monday forâ€� Mon, 31 Dec 2018 17:24:41 GMT /austin/2018-12-31/txdot-is-pretreating-highways-ahead-of-possible-freezing-rain-wednesday Andy Jechow