/tags/mopac-improvement-project Mopac Improvement Project en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 22:54:55 GMT /austin/2019-03-01/environmental-groups-plan-new-lawsuit-over-mopac-highway-expansion Environmental groups have announced their intention to sue the Texas Department of Transportation over how it has managed construction of its MoPac� Fri, 01 Mar 2019 22:54:55 GMT /austin/2019-03-01/environmental-groups-plan-new-lawsuit-over-mopac-highway-expansion Mose Buchele /transportation/2019-01-10/why-is-mopac-traffic-so-much-worse-southbound-in-the-afternoon-than-northbound-in-the-morning Every weekday, hundreds of thousands of commuters flood Austin-area roads and highways with more traffic than they’re designed to handle. Some commutes� Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:01:00 GMT /transportation/2019-01-10/why-is-mopac-traffic-so-much-worse-southbound-in-the-afternoon-than-northbound-in-the-morning Joseph Leahy /transportation/2018-04-04/do-drivers-get-a-refund-if-the-mopac-toll-lanes-are-slow The MoPac express lanes opened in 2017, years behind schedule, to offer a faster option for drivers willing to pay a toll. But what if you pay and the� Wed, 04 Apr 2018 22:31:19 GMT /transportation/2018-04-04/do-drivers-get-a-refund-if-the-mopac-toll-lanes-are-slow Nathan Bernier /transportation/2017-06-28/mopac-more-like-slowpac-persistent-delays-plague-improvement-project Bobak Tehrany and I meet in the parking garage at the Chase Building downtown. He works with the engineering consulting company Stantec, whose clients� Wed, 28 Jun 2017 12:01:00 GMT /transportation/2017-06-28/mopac-more-like-slowpac-persistent-delays-plague-improvement-project Nadia Hamdan /transportation/2016-10-14/first-stretch-of-mopac-toll-lane-to-open-more-than-a-year-late The first stretch of a toll lane project on MoPac opens Saturday more than a year behind schedule. The northbound, north end segment of the MoPac Express� Sat, 15 Oct 2016 01:40:07 GMT /transportation/2016-10-14/first-stretch-of-mopac-toll-lane-to-open-more-than-a-year-late Nathan Bernier /transportation/2016-02-23/mopacalypse-2016-austinites-react Austin's traffic problems are pretty much woven into the fiber of this city at this point. We've got the most congested roadway in the state in I-35,� Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:56:58 GMT /transportation/2016-02-23/mopacalypse-2016-austinites-react KUT Staff /transportation/2015-07-30/ctrma-announces-mopac-project-delay-again From our city reporting partner, the Austin Monitor: Mike Heiligenstein, the executive director for the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, told� Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:49:24 GMT /transportation/2015-07-30/ctrma-announces-mopac-project-delay-again Courtney Griffin /transportation/2015-05-14/how-new-toll-roads-in-austin-also-mean-better-biking-and-walking Austin can sometimes feel like one giant construction zone these days.Road projects have been adding to the noise and delays, but there’s a hidden benefit� Thu, 14 May 2015 17:05:30 GMT /transportation/2015-05-14/how-new-toll-roads-in-austin-also-mean-better-biking-and-walking /austin/2014-02-14/austin-city-council-votes-to-lower-occupancy-limits The Austin City Council had a long day at the dais yesterday, with a meeting that sputtered along for the better part of 15 hours."Stealth dorms," fee� Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:13:14 GMT /austin/2014-02-14/austin-city-council-votes-to-lower-occupancy-limits KUT Staff /austin/2013-12-16/construction-crews-to-light-and-stripe-mopac-from-parmer-to-cesar-chavez Construction crews will install temporary highway lighting along MoPac tonight, and will also remove existing light poles that in the way of the� Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:37:04 GMT /austin/2013-12-16/construction-crews-to-light-and-stripe-mopac-from-parmer-to-cesar-chavez Andrew Weber