TRANSPORTATION
A $4.3 billion project to improve I-35 through Central Austin will include a $600 million piece that will be provided by deferring other projects in the area. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
Local political leaders look to free up $600 million for I-35 by potentially waiting on local projects such as Loop 360, RM 620, US 79 and Parmer Lane
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett said $104 million will be coming from Washington, D.C., to Austin for public transportation. (Shelby Savage/Community Impact Newspaper)
Federal dollars could help soften impact of ridership declines for Capital Metro, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Starting April 2, the speed limit on a section of Hero Way between CR 269 and Ronald W. Reagan Boulevard will be reduced to 30 mph. (Courtesy Leander Police Department)
Speed limit reduced on part of Hero Way in Leander starting April 2
Capital Metro station
All Capital Metro fares will be free throughout April
Representatives for TxDOT and the CTRMA have issued statements regarding their responses to COVID-19. (Anna Herod/Community Impact Newspaper)
Mobility Authority, TxDOT make adjustments amid COVID 19 situation
A Capital Metro bus drives through downtown Austin. On March 18, the public transit agency will begin running reduced service on limited routes. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Capital Metro announces service reductions, braces for financial hit
The intersection improvements will be at Bell Boulevard, Whitestone Boulevard and Parmer Lane. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
Cedar Park to improve multiple city intersections
A Leander quiet-zone contract was approved on Feb. 24. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Capital Metro OKs contract for Leander quiet-zone construction
Motorists in Cedar Park may have to wait until 2026 before they can drive frontage roads along a nearly 3-mile stretch of Toll 183A. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
TxDOT: Toll 183A frontage roads construction to start in 2023
For nearly a year and a half, Capital Metro has reported monthly ridership gains. (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Capital Metro reports ridership gains for 16 consecutive months, sees MetroRail numbers return to preconstruction figures
This overhead photo of the intersection shows the two planned phases of construction. (Courtesy city of Leander)
Leander to repair 'rapidly failing' intersection at Travisso Parkway and FM 1431
Mike Heiligenstein (left) takes the last vehicular trip on the Montopolis Bridge in East Austin in October 2018. Heiligenstein is stepping down from executive director of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, which closed the historic bridge as part of its US 183 South toll project. The bridge is being refurbished and will be used by bicyclists and pedestrians when it reopens. (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Head of Central Texas tolling agency resigning after 16 years of leadership
Leander Mayor Troy Hill was sworn in as the newest member of the Capital Metro board of directors during its Jan. 27 meeting. (Amy Denney, Community Impact Newspaper)
Leander mayor sworn in as newest member of Captial Metro board
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Williamson County sells road, park bonds at lowest rate since 1956
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Speed limit to be reduced on Ronald Reagan Boulevard in Leander