/tags/mopac MoPac en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:27:38 GMT /transportation/2024-11-21/mopac-south-austin-tx-expansion-toll-lanes An 8-mile stretch of the highway from Cesar Chavez Street to Slaughter Lane would grow by four to six lanes. You have until Jan. 28 to tell the CTRMA what you think about it. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:27:38 GMT /transportation/2024-11-21/mopac-south-austin-tx-expansion-toll-lanes Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-09-19/texas-department-of-transportation-txtag-tolls-harris-county-toll-road-authority TxDOT expects the Harris County Toll Road Authority to take over by the end of the year. Current TxTag customers would still be able to use their toll stickers after the transition. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:09:25 GMT /transportation/2024-09-19/texas-department-of-transportation-txtag-tolls-harris-county-toll-road-authority Mason Rouser /austin/2024-04-18/why-do-bluebonnets-grow-so-well-along-mopac A listener wanted to know the secret behind the beautiful displays of wildflowers along the highway. She's had trouble growing them in her backyard. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-04-18/why-do-bluebonnets-grow-so-well-along-mopac Angela Lim /transportation/2022-01-05/travis-county-commissioners-tear-into-mopac-south-toll-lane-project With public comment ending Friday on six competing plans to widen MoPac south of Lady Bird Lake, county commissioners submitted a scathing critique of the project and its public input process. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2022-01-05/travis-county-commissioners-tear-into-mopac-south-toll-lane-project Nathan Bernier /transportation/2019-07-29/why-are-there-no-billboards-along-mopac-and-loop-360 This story was originally published July 29, 2019. Traffic is a constant on highways in Austin, no matter what side of town you live on. But there’s one� Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:07:26 GMT /transportation/2019-07-29/why-are-there-no-billboards-along-mopac-and-loop-360 Samuel King /transportation/2019-07-25/youll-soon-be-able-to-drive-faster-in-mopacs-express-lanes Drivers on the MoPac express lanes may get where they’re going a little faster with new speed limits. The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority board� Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:53:12 GMT /transportation/2019-07-25/youll-soon-be-able-to-drive-faster-in-mopacs-express-lanes KUT Staff /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 /austin/2017-01-13/when-a-loop-is-not-a-loop-the-history-mystery-and-misery-of-mopac-loop1-austin Loop 1, also known as MoPac, was built on land that came with a condition. Whether it'll be an actual loop one day is very clear - it may already be one. Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:01:54 GMT /austin/2017-01-13/when-a-loop-is-not-a-loop-the-history-mystery-and-misery-of-mopac-loop1-austin Jimmy Maas