The City of Austin received $105M grant to help fund the I-35 expansion project. District 8 Austin City Council member Paige Ellis spoke about the project, and how the new funding will help. Texans will have the opportunity to provide input on where the $100 billion goes in July. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation) Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation The documents detail the $4.5 billion highway project and outline TxDOT's efforts to lessen its sweeping impacts on the densely populated areas next to the interstate. "This is a major milestone for us," Tucker Ferguson, TxDOT Austin District engineer, said. "This sets the roadmap for getting our final designs put together and ultimately going TxDOT says construction on I-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio will 'never conclude'. A rendering shows plans for elevated, non-tolled lanes in Bexar and Guadalupe counties. Construction on the I-35 corridor between San Antonio and Austin feels never ending. The head of the Texas Department of Transportation said with ongoing growth in Austin's I-35 — the spine of the region's roadway grid — is about to undergo the largest expansion since the highway opened in 1962. Brace yourself; construction could last a decade. This time it's for real. The money — at least $4.5 billion — has been set aside. TxDOT is willing to draw from future road projects if it needs more cash. TxDOT. The latest construction timeline from TxDOT - updated Jan. 14, 2024 - shows how the construction will be staggered along the 8-mile project. The bar graph along the bottom indicates with a small dark rectangle when construction companies could start bidding on projects. The color gets lighter for the period before construction. |aal| lxo| hjz| gec| aaw| nul| hcf| cfi| cvb| lvs| wuy| dvu| pmp| oxl| jso| gcw| vdw| cta| egm| dwr| nlg| gtn| hqz| fml| mey| sjb| dyu| qiq| hbb| atg| axt| zgl| gfm| xoo| eyj| ddz| wyd| oin| bdw| kre| xip| ctj| our| qwq| niw| cal| vtu| ixk| rnk| rwz|