/tags/construction Construction en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:14:11 GMT /transportation/2024-10-16/city-of-kyle-breaks-ground-on-new-road-project-while-hays-county-pushes-for-more Construction started Tuesday on the first of eight road projects funded by a 2022 bond. Hays County is asking voters to approve a $440 million bond this fall that would overlap with some of these projects to help improve safety and congestion. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:14:11 GMT /transportation/2024-10-16/city-of-kyle-breaks-ground-on-new-road-project-while-hays-county-pushes-for-more Maya Fawaz /austin/2024-04-18/austin-outlaws-the-construction-of-windowless-bedrooms Since at least 2002, developers have built thousands of windowless bedrooms in the city, most of them in apartment buildings meant for university students. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:01:53 GMT /austin/2024-04-18/austin-outlaws-the-construction-of-windowless-bedrooms Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2024-02-29/construction-boomed-in-austin-and-rents-went-down-now-some-builders-are-dismantling-the-cranes Low interest rates and a rise in the number of people moving to Austin made building apartments during the pandemic profitable. Now, there's less money to be made. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /austin/2024-02-29/construction-boomed-in-austin-and-rents-went-down-now-some-builders-are-dismantling-the-cranes Audrey McGlinchy /transportation/2024-01-29/i-35-expansion-sparks-civil-rights-complaint-and-another-lawsuit A group of community activists and neighborhood associations filed a federal lawsuit attempting to block the expansion of I-35 through Central Austin. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /transportation/2024-01-29/i-35-expansion-sparks-civil-rights-complaint-and-another-lawsuit Nathan Bernier /health/2023-07-19/its-just-awful-as-workers-weather-oppressive-heat-local-laws-protecting-them-could-evaporate A new state law bans local ordinances that mandate breaks for construction workers. It doesn't matter how hot things get. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:34:16 GMT /health/2023-07-19/its-just-awful-as-workers-weather-oppressive-heat-local-laws-protecting-them-could-evaporate Andrew Weber /texas/2023-06-16/as-texas-swelters-local-rules-requiring-water-breaks-for-construction-workers-will-soon-be-nullified Gov. Greg Abbott approved this week a law that will eliminate city and county ordinances like Austin and Dallas� mandated water breaks. Texas is one of the states where most workers die from high temperatures. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:02:47 GMT /texas/2023-06-16/as-texas-swelters-local-rules-requiring-water-breaks-for-construction-workers-will-soon-be-nullified Francisco Uranga and Erin Douglas /transportation/2023-04-20/construction-expansion-austin-airport-abia-barbara-jordan-terminal But airport officials say they'll eventually need to remove three gates to build an underground tunnel connecting the Barbara Jordan Terminal to a new concourse � part of an even longer-term expansion that would increase the airport's capacity by as many as 40 gates. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 21:42:13 GMT /transportation/2023-04-20/construction-expansion-austin-airport-abia-barbara-jordan-terminal Nathan Bernier /education/2023-02-28/austin-isd-expects-to-complete-all-2022-bond-projects-in-the-next-six-years Voters approved a historic $2.4 billion bond package last November. It allows the district to borrow money to cover the costs of modernizing campuses, improving school security and buying new technology for students and staff. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:24:38 GMT /education/2023-02-28/austin-isd-expects-to-complete-all-2022-bond-projects-in-the-next-six-years Becky Fogel /education/2022-09-30/austin-isd-school-board-approves-protections-for-construction-workers-ahead-of-bond-election The measure will hold contractors working on district property to a higher standard. The resolution requires any entity awarded a bid for a bond project to provide safety training, living wages and independent on-site monitoring. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:34:40 GMT /education/2022-09-30/austin-isd-school-board-approves-protections-for-construction-workers-ahead-of-bond-election Becky Fogel /education/2022-09-29/austin-isd-school-board-considers-whether-to-increase-protections-for-construction-workers The AISD Board of Trustees will decide on a resolution Thursday that seeks to ensure construction workers make a living wage and have safety training. The measure comes ahead of the 2022 school bond election which, if passed, will lead to many new construction projects in the district. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:05:57 GMT /education/2022-09-29/austin-isd-school-board-considers-whether-to-increase-protections-for-construction-workers Becky Fogel