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Tag Archives: TxDOT
TxDOT document reveals limp projections for I-35 bus plan
The Texas Department of Transportation has projected less than stellar ridership numbers for a proposed enhanced bus line on I-35, but a top Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority official says he isn’t losing any sleep over it. On Wednesday, Capital Metro…
Transit • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 11, 2017
Reporter's Notebook: Regarding Twitter
Vela to Dukes: Time to go… Embattled state Rep. Dawnna Dukes (Austin) has reneged on her promise to step down from her seat, leaving in limbo those who were hoping to replace her and actively campaigning to do so. One of…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Jan 9, 2017
Construction set to start on SH 45 SW
A drawn-out, polarizing political battle that has kept anxious observers on the edges of their seats could be effectively settled for good on Tuesday. The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority announced on Monday that crews could begin construction on the…
Roads • By Caleb Pritchard • Nov 8, 2016
TxDOT considers expanding Loop 360
Faced with increasing congestion, the Texas Department of Transportation is narrowing its options for the potential transformation of Loop 360. The agency published on Friday a 50-page study of the highway. It envisions nine separate scenarios that range from doing…
Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Nov 7, 2016
Capacity, regional cooperation take center stage at transportation forum
Standing beside four other representatives from local and regional governments on Tuesday, Mike Heiligenstein of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority declared that Central Texas has to build its way out of congestion. “We cannot solve our problem without adding…
Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 12, 2016
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Environmentalists win one round of SH 45 SW suit
Federal Judge Lee Yeakel has rejected arguments from the Texas Department of Transportation and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority that would have ended a lawsuit against the two transportation agencies. The suit was filed by various environmental organizations and…
Courts • By Jo Clifton • Sep 8, 2016
$720 million mobility bond could feature hidden costs
The price tag of Austin’s second-largest transportation bond proposal ever has been pegged at $720 million, but extra costs could pile as high as $20 million if voters approve the package in November. The central piece of the plan calls…
Roads • By Caleb Pritchard • Sep 6, 2016
TxDOT can't participate in Balcones permit program
An official with the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan has informed the Texas Department of Transportation that the department is not allowed to participate in the BCCP permit in conjunction with its work on State Highway 45 Southwest. Carlos Swonke, director…
Environment • By Jo Clifton • Aug 30, 2016
MoPac construction causing environmental anxiety
Construction has not yet begun, but already the Save Our Springs Alliance, the Save Barton Creek Association and the citizens who filed suit against the Texas Department of Transportation and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority over the expansion and…
Courts • By Jo Clifton • Aug 10, 2016
TxDOT clarifies MoKan dos and MoKan don'ts
The Texas Department of Transportation has closed the door on running public transit without an accessory road project on a future travel corridor that runs between Interstate 35 and State Highway 130. On Thursday, a TxDOT spokesperson told the Austin…
Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 11, 2016
CAMPO approves long list of short-term projects
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) on Wednesday night approved a nearly $1 billion laundry list of transportation projects that are set to break ground over the next four years. The 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) contains a total…
