I-35 Planning Not a Two-Way Street

To some East Austin residents, the Texas Dept. of Transportation is an Orwellian evil empire-like state agency that will pave over your house if not watched closely, despite the agency's best efforts to put on a happy face.

"...held at Hyde Park's First English Lutheran Church, between TxDOT officials and Eastside neighborhood leaders, regarding the controversial $2..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less

The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town

"...state; he's fielding the Chronicle's queries because the longtime TxDOT district engineer for Austin, Terry McCoy, has recently retired,..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...Rick ShannonFix 290's Plan Beats TxDOT'sDear Editor:..."

June 23, 2006 Column

The Road to Ruin

US290: We Built It, and Dammit, They're Coming

"...two charges: to evaluate the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) water quality controls on South MoPac and US290, and..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

Parkway or Super Highway?

Proposed TxDOT design could force residents out, uproot historic trees

"...Williamson Creek. And group members have made presentations to TxDOT offering innovative alternative traffic congestion solutions...."

July 31, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

'Y' Can't We Be Friends?

The Fix290 Coalition provides a test case for highway and community compatibility

"...plan, which has yet to be formally presented to TxDOT...."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Pete's Principle

Ex-Chamber Head Winstead Takes Us to the Toll Road

"...without the head of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Austin district, Bill Garbade, signing off on it. A..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

History vs. "Progress"

I-35 expansion opponents from Eastside neighborhoods plan to apply for national historic area designation and promise to fight TxDOT along the way to salvage historic structures in their neighborhood.

"...alter a highway project. Such is the case with TxDOT's controversial $2 billion plan to overhaul a 45-mile stretch..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Concrete Costs

TxDOT's plans for the next 25 years include mucho pavement, and more money.

"...For two years, TxDOT officials have worked to put price tags on the..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Keeping Austin Wild

As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space

"...open-space acquisition is not a new idea. For example, TxDOT makes up for road construction in marshy areas by..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Chasing Gary, Part 2

"...The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) manages one of the best highway systems in the..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Feature

Austin at Large: More Land, or a Big Ditch?

If we’re really going this far on the reimagined I-35, we might as well go all the way

"...Walker, also a design professional, has been patient with TxDOT. Sinclair himself has never been patient with anything that..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Gets Briefed on Controversial I-35 Expansion Plans

Let the road rage commence

"...from City Council this week. At Tuesday's work session, TxDOT and the Austin Transportation Department briefed Council on the..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Maxey and Spears (Aleshire) Spar Over Deadbeat Dads

Challenger says tax assessor doesn't do enough; incumbent's spokesman calls charge "big fat juicy lie"

"...thing, all of the registration records are maintained by TxDOT and the tax collectors use that data base –..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Collision Course

Competing Visions

"...the election, the City Council received a letter from TxDOT saying that the two target areas near US 290..."

June 11, 1999 News Feature by Bryan Mealer

Austin at Large: Too Late to Turn Back Now?

The long, slow slog to a new I-35 could still change direction

"...have until Dec. 12 to submit comments, to which TxDOT is obligated to respond eventually, perhaps to your satisfaction...."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Hold Those Tolls!

Road conditions: funding hazy, future unclear

"...fight?" wondered Coby Chase, who monitors the Legislature for TxDOT...."

July 27, 2007 News Feature by Larry Schooler

Hitting the Bottleneck

The Texas Department of Transportation tries to fix bottleneck project.

"...started anew. Clearly, bad press was the last thing TxDOT wanted at a time when the agency was trying..."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...and buses, not single-occupancy vehicles, according to Tucker Ferguson, TxDOT's district engineer in Austin...."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

In Austin, Safety Comes at a (Too) High Price

The city's inflated budgets may have left Austin ped / bike projects empty-handed.

"...cut. That may be because those projects' budgets, say TxDOT representatives and bicycle advocates, were astronomical compared to those..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Perry's Imperial Corridor

TxDOT details plans for the Trans Texas Corridor

"...deficit-ridden state budget and push legislation that would let TxDOT actually execute the plan. (Among other things, under current..."

July 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Trade-Offs and Throughput

Oak Hill tree removal halted; Project Connect “15%” done

"...groups including the Save Barton Creek Association have sued TxDOT, asking for them to consider a less destructive and..."

Aug. 6, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

'Spy Kids,' Small Planes, and Surly Senators Star in Mueller Sequel

The State Aircraft Pooling Board's long goodbye creates turbulence at Mueller for the city -- and Robert Rodriguez.

"...TxDOT definitely wanted -- and still wants -- three of..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Road Block

"...air quality regulations has the Texas Dept. of Transportation (TxDOT) scrambling, though you wouldn't know it from listening to..."

June 11, 1999 News Feature

Road Shows

Are County Bond Proposals Good for the Long Haul?

"...El Concilio, have urged the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to assess the impact the highway would have on..."

Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

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Can't Handle Scamming

"...problems that the Oakmont neighborhood has experienced concerning the TXDOT construction. Below are facts not reported...."

Aug. 15, 1997 Column

Reconnect Austin: Part One

The Great Depression

"...we have as a community is to influence how [TxDOT] reconstructs the urban core of I-35," says Heyden Black..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Can the Y Be Fixed?

"Community alliance" of Oak Hill residents, anti-toll activists, and Austin environmentalists gets first shot next week at convincing CAMPO to reconsider TXDOT's plans for the "Y"

"...environmentalists wants to see a kinder, gentler version of TxDOT's proposed elevated U.S. 290/SH 71 interchange plan, which they..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Y Not?

The battle over AMD's move to Lantana is a one-tract skirmish in a larger war over the uncertain future of Central Texas

"...desirable; once those yellow and green stripes on the TxDOT maps are rewritten in concrete, it will become only..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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Our readers talk back.

"...I'm puzzled that Charles Davidson of TxDOT asserts that residents of Wilshire Wood/Delwood 1 "really hate"..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Column

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