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TxDOT paves way for Central Texas road projects
Austin Business Journal

At its meeting on Thursday the Texas Transportation Commission signed off on funding for two Central Texas highway projects in Southwest Austin and Williamson County.

Two new flyovers at the intersection of U.S. Highway 190 and MoPac Expressway were approved as part of a list of 10 “pass-through” projects around the state. Pass-through financing allows local municipalities to pay project costs and get reimbursed from the state as the project becomes operational, thereby letting local officials reprioritize and accelerate projects important to the region.

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via Austin Business Journal

$90m of federal stimulus to build Manor Expressway

Stimulus funds to be used for toll road

$90m of federal stimulus to build Manor Expressway

Updated: Friday, 11 Sep 2009, 5:43 PM CDT
Published : Friday, 11 Sep 2009, 2:51 PM CDT

• Carla Castaño

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Federal stimulus dollars, to the tune of $90 million, is going to build a portion of Manor Expressway, a toll road to be constructed by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. The road will connect US 183 to and from US 290.

The $90 million in funding was requested by the Texas Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. Proponents say it will create 500 jobs. Opponents say the jobs are only temporary and having to pay to use the toll roads amount to a double tax.

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via Austin News KXAN.com

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Thursday, September 3, 2009, 10:59am CDT  |  Modified: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 11:02am

Report: Austin traffic pales compared with that in Dallas, Houston

Austin Business Journal

Is it possible that Austin‘s traffic isn’t quite as bad as it seems?

A new list of the top 100 most congested roadways in the state from the Texas Department of Transportation puts I-35 through downtown Austin at 26th on the list, way behind interstates and highways through Dallas and Houston and even San Antonio.

MoPac between US Highway 290 and US Highway 183 ranks 44th on the list and US183 from Mopac to I-35 ranks 49th.

The rankings were compiled using hours of delay per mile and the annual cost of delays per mile. According to the report, I-35 from Ben White to U.S. 183 costs drivers $3.1 million per mile per year.

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via Austin Business Journal