Construction

Lowering a highway in flash flood alley comes with obvious risks. So TxDOT's building a drainage tunnel wide enough to drive a semi-truck through it.

Two vehicles were damaged Wednesday, but there were no reports of injuries. It's unclear what caused the glass panel to fall.

Construction started Tuesday on the first of eight road projects funded by a 2022 bond. Hays County is asking voters to approve a $440 million bond this fall that would overlap with some of these projects to help improve safety and congestion.

Since at least 2002, developers have built thousands of windowless bedrooms in the city, most of them in apartment buildings meant for university students.

Low interest rates and a rise in the number of people moving to Austin made building apartments during the pandemic profitable. Now, there's less money to be made.

A group of community activists and neighborhood associations filed a federal lawsuit attempting to block the expansion of I-35 through Central Austin.

A new state law bans local ordinances that mandate breaks for construction workers. It doesn't matter how hot things get.

Gov. Greg Abbott approved this week a law that will eliminate city and county ordinances like Austin and Dallas’ mandated water breaks. Texas is one of the states where most workers die from high temperatures.

But airport officials say they'll eventually need to remove three gates to build an underground tunnel connecting the Barbara Jordan Terminal to a new concourse — part of an even longer-term expansion that would increase the airport's capacity by as many as 40 gates.

Voters approved a historic $2.4 billion bond package last November. It allows the district to borrow money to cover the costs of modernizing campuses, improving school security and buying new technology for students and staff.