TRAVIS COUNTY Commissioners are asking for additional data on potential effects of SH 45 SW, which would link Loop 1 in Southwest Austin to FM 1626 in Hays County.


The Texas Department of Transportation cleared the proposed four-lane, limited-access tollway for construction.


At an April 21 meeting, commissioners voted to ask the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority to study effects of SH 45 SW with a 2-1 vote.


Judge Sarah Eckhardt and Commissioner Brigid Shea voted for the motion, and Commissioner Ron Davis opposed.Commissioners Gerald Daugherty and Margaret Gomez were absent.