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The Texas Department of Transportation has begun digging a 22-foot-wide tunnel near Airport Boulevard in Central Austin to mitigate future flooding. (Courtesy TxDOT)

TxDOT spends $748M to burrow bus-size tunnels under Central Austin

By Haley McLeod

The Texas Department of Transportation is set to launch one of Austin’s largest underground construction projects in 2026—digging 6.5 miles of 22-foot-wide tunnels beneath the city’s busiest highway.

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