Transportation

TxDOT's $674 million plan to reshape the Y in Oak Hill is on the verge of breaking ground as nearby residents keep fighting to narrow the project's scope.

The Austin City Council voted to lower speed limits last year, but the vastness of the city's street network is a challenge for the people tasked with replacing speed limit signs.

A bill advancing through the Texas legislature would limit what kind of evidence could be presented in the first phase of a trial when someone sues a commercial vehicle company for damages after a crash.

Starting Wednesday, all buses and trains can operate at full capacity, except for the paratransit service MetroAccess. Masks will continue to be required.

More than a year after canceling weekend MetroRail service because of low ridership during the pandemic, Capital Metro says the Red Line will begin operating Saturdays starting May 29.

Austin is slowly phasing out a program that made some streets more friendly to pedestrians and cyclists by setting up barriers to slow cars and trucks. City Council created the Healthy Streets Initiative to give people more outdoor space for physical activity.

A heavily used flyover in North Austin was partially destroyed with explosives Saturday morning to make way for a replacement flyover expected to open in about four months.

The 32-mile Red Line Trail is not expected to be done until 2030, but pieces of it are gradually being stitched together.

A public comment period runs now through May 26 about a proposal to add two high-occupancy vehicle lanes in each direction between Ben White Boulevard and SH 45 Southwest. The plan includes an elevated roadway between Ben White and Slaughter Lane.

Starting Sunday night, people driving north on I-35 will detour to Rundberg Lane. The detour is expected to last four months. At the same time, two new flyover ramps are slated to open connecting I-35 southbound with U.S. 183.