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The Texas Department of Transportation has begun preliminary work on its I-35 overhaul stretching through downtown Austin. (Haley McLeod/Community Impact)

Austin faces accelerated funding, design deadline for I-35 cap and stitch project

By Haley McLeod

City of Austin officials now face a 2025 deadline to define the scope of several cap and stitch projects that could reshape traffic and neighborhoods across the city.

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