/tags/i-35 I-35 en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 22 May 2025 20:15:40 GMT /transportation/2025-05-22/austin-tx-i-35-parks-interstate-highway-city-council-vote The City Council voted to pay more than $100 million for columns to support parks over the interstate from Cesar Chavez to Seventh Street and 11th to 12th streets. The council also approved two 300-foot-long caps near the Red Line crossing at Airport Boulevard. Thu, 22 May 2025 20:15:40 GMT /transportation/2025-05-22/austin-tx-i-35-parks-interstate-highway-city-council-vote Nathan Bernier /transportation/2025-05-19/i-35-austin-tx-interstate-parks-cap-stitch-decks-highway Austin City Council faces a deadline on whether to spend hundreds of millions covering the highway with acres of public space at the expense of other priorities facing the city. KUT News did a deep dive on the project and interviewed council members during a livestream Monday. Mon, 19 May 2025 13:51:52 GMT /transportation/2025-05-19/i-35-austin-tx-interstate-parks-cap-stitch-decks-highway Nathan Bernier /transportation/2025-05-07/austin-tx-i35-expansion-caps-parks-city-council-decks Austin City Council members are divided over whether to fund highway parks as financial warnings mount, but they must make a decision before the end of the month. Wed, 07 May 2025 10:07:00 GMT /transportation/2025-05-07/austin-tx-i35-expansion-caps-parks-city-council-decks Nathan Bernier /transportation/2025-04-09/austin-texas-i35-expansion-budget-cost The City Council faces a May 31 deadline to decide whether to spend an initial $284 million on support structures for caps over the soon-to-be-lowered highway. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:03:00 GMT /transportation/2025-04-09/austin-texas-i35-expansion-budget-cost Nathan Bernier /transportation/2025-04-07/i35-semi-truck-deadly-crash-north-austin-driver-toxicology A toxicology report ordered by police found Solomun Weldekeal-Araya had no drugs or alcohol in his system. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:26:23 GMT /transportation/2025-04-07/i35-semi-truck-deadly-crash-north-austin-driver-toxicology Nathan Bernier /transportation/2025-03-18/austin-tx-i-35-deadly-crash-construction-zone-federal-investigation-safety Federal investigators are reviewing the construction site's safety protocols and examining the truck driver's background, as well as the practices of his employer. A final report with recommendations might not be released for two years. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:03:00 GMT /transportation/2025-03-18/austin-tx-i-35-deadly-crash-construction-zone-federal-investigation-safety Nathan Bernier /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/2024-12-06/txdot-wants-to-keep-approving-its-own-federal-environmental-reviews The deadline for public comments on TxDOT's environmental powers is Monday at 10:59 p.m. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:52:14 GMT /transportation/2024-12-06/txdot-wants-to-keep-approving-its-own-federal-environmental-reviews 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/2024-11-20/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