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City to build 290 and Mopac overpass

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:28:13 GMT

Austin City Council unanimously approved $13 million for construction of two missing overpasses at the Mopac and U.S. 290 interchange.

Clocking the MetroRail during rush hour

Erin Cargile — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:23:53 GMT

A 32-mile trip on the MetroRail Tuesday during evening rush hour would have moved passengers from downtown Austin to Leander in record time. Evening test runs will take place through January.

Students promised a safe walk to school

Erin Cargile — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:32:53 GMT

After a new Austin middle school discouraged students from walking across a busy road to get to school, the Texas Department of Transportation presented a safety solution.

Cedar Park toll road rate set to rise

Erin Cargile — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:29:29 GMT

The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is proposing to adjust toll rates on the 183A toll road as part of a 5-mile northern extension project this is slated to open by 2012.

Austin aims to 'silence' train noise

Josh Hinkle — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:10:35 GMT

Austin looks to create "quiet zones" in neighborhoods tired of noisy trains passing through. The system could be up at six railroad crossings by next summer.

Drive-thru shops poised for toll booths

Josh Hinkle — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:13:05 GMT

Coffee shops and dry cleaners could soon be on-road services along the 183A toll road in Cedar Park. When the operating group behind the highway stopped allowing drivers to pay tolls with cash, it left vacancies in the booths and opportunity for entrepreneurs.

Bicycle research changing the streets

Sigfrid Rydquist — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:42:38 GMT

The City of Austin and the University of Texas partner to study four experimental bicycle transportation signals.

Left behind at the bus stop

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:30:00 GMT

Many Austinites with disabilities are complaining about Capital Metro accessibility. "We've had problems for 17 years after the ADA requirements went into effect," said David Wittie of Adapt of Texas. CapMetro officials say the issue is being addressed.

TXDoT tears down Trans-TX Corridor

Josh Hinkle — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:01:43 GMT

The Texas Department of Transportation has officially announced the cancellation of the Trans-Texas Corridor project much to the relief of many taxpayers. The project, proposed in 2002, was meant to link a system of toll roads to ease highway congestion.

TXDoT: Trans-Texas Corridor is dead

Josh Hinkle — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:23:25 GMT

The state of Texas is pulling the plug on the last leg of the Trans-Texas Corridor. This week, the Department of Transportation is set to announce the squashing of the project that would have linked toll roads from Dallas all the way to Mexico right through Austin.

AISD changes bus stop after abduction

Josh Hinkle — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:17:02 GMT

Police said a nine-year-old girl is now safe after an alleged abduction on the way to school last week. Still, the incident has prompted the Austin Independent School District to reconsider how she and her neighbors get to school.

Cedar Park brakes on cell phone ban

Josh Hinkle — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:44:04 GMT

Cedar Park is holding off on the state's new law to ban cell phones for drivers in school zones. The city council said the law was unclear, plus the material needed would cost nearly $12,000.

San Marcos bans cell phones near school

Josh Hinkle — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:46:01 GMT

San Marcos will officially ban cell phones in school zones starting Monday morning. Crews will post signs with the warning for drivers, meaning violators could soon face a $200 fine.

Security up, shuttle returns at UT game

Josh Hinkle — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:16:05 GMT

More than 100,000 fans will fit into the football stadium at the University of Texas. Keeping that crowd under control is a security concern in itself. But in a week full of foiled terror plots across the U-S, game-day police faced an even greater challenge.

Football transportation tradition ends

Josh Hinkle — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:31:01 GMT

Football fans embarked on a real quest Saturday, the result of the University of Texas terminating a long-standing transportation tradition after the season opener - the Huddle Shuttle.

TxDOT allows controversial school zone

Josh Hinkle — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:10:39 GMT

The state reversed a decision Tuesday that would have left parents and students without a school zone along a busy highway leading to Marble Falls' new elementary. The item will now go before the Texas Transportation Commission.

I-35 traffic at a standstill

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:35:10 GMT

Traffic along the lower deck of north I-35 is at a standstill, after an 18-wheeler jackknifed Saturday afternoon.

Stimulus funds to be used for toll road

Carla Casta�o — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:51:48 GMT

Federal stimulus dollars, to the tune of $90 million, is going to build a portion of Manor Expressway, a toll road to be constructed by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. The road will connect US 183 to and from US 290.

Drivers need to learn new laws

Jenny Hoff — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:17:00 GMT

New laws passed by the Texas Legislature take effect September 1, and many of the laws change what you can do while driving.

Man accused of 'stealing' pedicab

Josh Hinkle — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:50:09 GMT

Court records said Paul Buchanan, 27, took off with his girlfriend in a parked pedicab, while the actual driver took a restroom break. Buchanan now faces a felony theft charge, after a pack of pedicab drivers chased him down the street.

Police reopen Mopac frontage near Zilker

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:41:17 GMT

Austin Police reopened the northbound Mopac frontage road that closed during their investigation of a suspicious package.

Walk to school leads to 911 call

Josh Hinkle — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:37:25 GMT

Looking both ways, Round Rock Superintendent Jesus Chavez says it also pays to watch even closer when walking to school each morning. His Wednesday stroll likely saved a man's life.

New rules of the road ahead

Jenny Hoff — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:17:31 GMT

New laws passed by the Texas Legislature take effect September 1, and many of the laws change what you can do while driving.

Parents network for safe walk to school

Erin Cargile — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:42:16 GMT

Parents at one Round Rock ISD school are hitting the pavement and using social media to make the walk to school safer for students after bus routes were eliminated.

Natural gas leak shuts down 183

Mary Lee — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:26:35 GMT

A Hazmat alarm was called Saturday a.m. involving a small natural gas leak.

TxDot considers reduced violation fees

Erin Cargile — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:33:05 GMT

Toll violators on MoPac, SH 130 and 45 North toll roads may be seeing a reduction in fees before August.

New road drives environmentalists mad

Erin Cargile — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:29:28 GMT

The latest bid to ease traffic congestion in Austin is stirring up environmental controversy.

Three traffic deaths in three days

Erin Cargile — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:22:59 GMT

It has been a deadly three days on Austin streets. A person has been killed in a car crash each day in May.

Four more cameras go online

Erin Cargile — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:29:17 GMT

It is getting harder to keep up with which intersections are have red light cameras. Sunday at midnight four more will be added to the existing six currently snapping pictures of red light runners on Austin streets.

Rush hour storm damages cars

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:19:38 GMT

The storm slammed the Austin area at rush hour. If you were one of the unfortunate drivers out there, you know the chaos it caused.