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Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 11 hours ago

  TotalTrafficAUS

  Disabled vehicle cleared in #Travis on I 35 NB at Parmer Ln/Exit 245 #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

• 11 hours ago

  TotalTrafficAUS

  Accident cleared in #Travis on Ben White Blvd. EB at FM-2304/Manchaca Rd #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

• 11 hours ago

  TotalTrafficAUS

  Spilled load issue cleared. in #MLK-183 on Ed Bluestein Blvd SB at Loyola Lane #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

• 11 hours ago

  TotalTrafficAUS

  Accident in #Austin on Airport Blvd at East 46th Street #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

• 11 hours ago

  TotalTrafficAUS

  Disabled vehicle. Center lane blocked in #Travis on I 35 NB at Parmer Ln/Exit 245 #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

• 11 hours ago

  TotalTrafficAUS

  Accident cleared in #Austin on 360/Capital of Texas SB at Spicewood Spgs Rd #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

• 11 hours ago

  TotalTrafficAUS

  Accident cleared in #35SRVRd. on Wells Br Pky at SB I-35 Service Rd. #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

• 11 hours ago

  TotalTrafficAUS

  Spilled load in #MLK-183 on Ed Bluestein Blvd SB at Loyola Lane #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

• 11 hours ago

  TotalTrafficAUS

  Accident in #Travis on Ben White Blvd. EB at FM-2304/Manchaca Rd #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

• 12 hours ago

  TotalTrafficAUS

  Accident in #Austin on 360/Capital of Texas SB at Spicewood Spgs Rd #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• Multiple lane closures. Various closures for CAP Ex North I-35 Construction.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Delays due to slow moving road repair operations. Nighttime closure only. North and south

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Alternating lanes closed. Nighttime closure only. North and south bound IH 35 main lane mo

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Left lane closed. Multiple left lanes closed. Nighttime closure only. South bound IH 35 ma

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Delays due to slow moving road repair operations. Nighttime closure only. North and south

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Alternating lanes closed. Nighttime closure only. North and south bound IH 35 main lanes,

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Alternating lanes closed. Nighttime closure only. North and south bound IH 35 main lanes,

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Multiple lane closures. Various closures for CAP Ex North I-35 Construction.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Delays due to slow moving road repair operations. Nighttime closure only. North and south

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Alternating lanes closed. Nighttime closure only. North and south bound IH 35 main lanes,

  TYPE: Construction Serious

Austin TX News Reports

• Proposal for more toll lanes on MoPac Expressway aims to ease South Austin's traffic woes

  • Texas
  • Mopac Expy Svrd

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Nov 21, 2024 9:05pm
  A proposal more than a decade in the making could bring additional toll lanes to the MoPac Expressway in South Austin.Kevin Velandia drives on the MoPac Expressway every day."It is pretty frustrating, ... Read More

• Could Glen Powell crash Austin's look-alike contest? Here's what we know.

  • Texas
  • Austin

  • source: Bing / Austin American-Statesman on M
  • 11 views
  • Nov 21, 2024 10:33am
  The celebrity look-alike frenzy is in Austin. The contest at Auditorium Shores on Sunday gives fans a chance to imagine a Glen Powell encounter. Read More

• Baby Madison case: New photo of unidentified girl found dead in suitcase along Texas highway

  • Texas
  • Austin

  • source: Bing / FOX 7 Austin KTBC
  • 13 views
  • Nov 21, 2024 10:23am
  Eight years after a little girl's body was found inside a suitcase along a Texas highway, authorities are releasing a new facial reconstruction image in hopes of finally learning who she was and what ... Read More

• How a 1966 wedding vinyl ended up at a Texas thrift store - and found its way back home

  • Texas
  • Rochester

  • source: Bing / WROC-TV
  • 5 views
  • Nov 18, 2024 11:56am
  AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) - A 1966 wedding record celebrating one couple's big day is finally making its way back home after accidentally being donated to an Austin, Texas, thrift store. More than 58 years ... Read More

• Person hit, killed by vehicle on I-35 in north Austin Tuesday morning

  • Texas
  • Round Rock
  • I-35

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Nov 18, 2024 11:47am
  35

  All lanes on the southbound side of the interstate were closed for several hours due to the crash but reopened around 8:30 a.m. Read More

• High-speed rail a means to bring San Antonio, Austin closer together

  • Texas
  • San Antonio
  • I-35 Southbound

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Nov 17, 2024 4:00pm
  35

  Sure, I get that people who say these cities are growing closer mean to say that the development along the Interstate 35 ... rail service linking San Antonio and Austin. But if South and Central Texas ... Read More

• I-90 Austin reopens after bridge demolition

  • Texas
  • E-route-90

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Nov 17, 2024 3:03pm
  Construction crews have completed demolition work on the Fourth Street NW bridge over Interstate 90 in Austin, reopening the highway Sunday afternoon.However, exit- and on-ramps at Fourth Street NW ... Read More

• Texas man gets life in prison after 6th DWI; prosecutors say punishment fits the crime

  • Texas
  • Austin

  • source: Bing / Yahoo
  • 16 views
  • Nov 17, 2024 02:45am
  A Comal County man has been sentenced to life in prison for his sixth DWI. FOX 7 Austin's John Krinjak spoke with the prosecutors of his case about why they believe that the punishment fits the crime. Read More

• 'Uber with guns': Rideshare service with armed drivers launching in Dallas

  • Texas
  • Dallas
  • I-35

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Nov 14, 2024 11:55am
  35

  A new rideshare service featuring armed drivers is launching and Dallas, Houston and Austin.. Pictured, traffic moves along Interstate 30 near downtown Dallas, Tuesday, June 18, 2024.(Elías Valverde ... Read More

• State Rep. Hinojosa calls for federal help in I-35 expansion

  • Texas
  • I-35 Near Georgian A

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Nov 14, 2024 10:09am
  35

  Austin, is calling on the federal government to intervene in the expansion efforts already underway along Interstate 35 near downtown Austin. Read More

• Video: Texas Police Stop Fleeing Armed Man who Carjacked 2 Vehicles

  • Texas
  • Austin St

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Nov 14, 2024 06:24am
  An armed 27-year-old man broke into his ex-girlfriend apartment and carjacked two vehicles before he was fatally shot by Austin police when he pointed a gun at officers. Read More

• Texans can weigh in this month on TxDOT's environmental oversight of highway expansions

  • Texas
  • US 20

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Nov 13, 2024 4:00pm
  20

  For years, activists have argued that the Texas Department of Transportation is flouting environmental laws as it pushes for highway expansions in cities like Houston and Austin. That's because ... Read More

• Homicide investigation underway after shooting on East US Highway 290

  • Texas
  • US 290 Near Round To

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Nov 13, 2024 11:20am
  290

  A man was fatally shot on Thursday evening in the 6400 block of East US Highway 290, according to the Austin Police Department. The victim, identified as ... Read More

• Riverside intersection for Project Connect part of TXDOT's $746M I-35 contract

  • Texas
  • Ih-35-s

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Nov 12, 2024 4:18pm
  International construction consultants Balfour Beatty will oversee the portion of the Interstate 35 reconstruction project that runs just south of downtown Austin and will also play a small role in ... Read More

• Austin provides first look at capped I-35 'vision plan'

  • Texas
  • I35

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Nov 12, 2024 10:28am
  With construction underway on the Texas Department of Transportation's Interstate 35 expansion near downtown Austin, city leaders are setting their sights on how to make a ... Read More

• Balfour Beatty snares $746M I-35 rebuild in Texas

  • Texas
  • Hwy-35

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Nov 12, 2024 10:17am
  The London-based contractor will reconstruct 2.5 miles of the highway through downtown Austin and build a link to the future light rail line. Read More

• Pedestrian killed in North Austin crash, according to first responders

  • Texas
  • North Burnet
  • I-35

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Nov 12, 2024 06:32am
  35

  AUSTIN, Texas ... North Austin, according to first responders. Austin-Travis County EMS said a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle just after 3:30 a.m. in the 11000 block of N. Interstate 35 ... Read More

• One dead in I-35 crash in north Austin Tuesday morning

  • Texas
  • North Burnet
  • I-35

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Nov 12, 2024 03:55am
  35

  One person died after a crash on southbound Interstate 35 at Braker Lane on Tuesday morning, according to the Austin Police Department. Read More

• Person hit, killed by vehicle on I-35 in north Austin Tuesday morning

  • Texas
  • I-35 Near Ut

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Nov 12, 2024 03:08am
  35

  All lanes on the southbound side of the interstate were closed for several hours due to the crash but reopened around 8:30 a.m. Read More