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SH 45 SW continues to move forward

The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Board of Directors was informed of various updates to State Highway 45 Southwest at its regular meeting May 25. The high-profile transportation project, which hopes to improve mobility for the northern Hays and southern…

Roads • By Sommer Brugal • May 31, 2017

CTRMA board bristles on SH 45 SW, MoPac South projects

The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority board of directors bucked its agreeable reputation on Wednesday by reining in a recommendation to give Executive Director Mike Heiligenstein millions in discretionary spending powers on one project while also asking pointed questions about…

Roads • By Caleb Pritchard • Dec 22, 2016

Construction set to start on SH 45 SW

A drawn-out, polarizing political battle that has kept anxious observers on the edges of their seats could be effectively settled for good on Tuesday. The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority announced on Monday that crews could begin construction on the…

Roads • By Caleb Pritchard • Nov 8, 2016

SH 45 SW rolls forward

It’s been a long road, but the journey to break ground on State Highway 45 Southwest is almost over. On Thursday, the Texas Transportation Commission approved the funding agreement between the Texas Department of Transportation and the Central Texas Regional…

Environmentalists win one round of SH 45 SW suit

Federal Judge Lee Yeakel has rejected arguments from the Texas Department of Transportation and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority that would have ended a lawsuit against the two transportation agencies. The suit was filed by various environmental organizations and…

Courts • By Jo Clifton • Sep 8, 2016

CTRMA selects SH 45 SW builder

The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority has found a partner to build its highly controversial State Highway 45 Southwest project. On Wednesday, the CTRMA board of directors voted unanimously to approve a $78.6 million contract with McCarthy Building Companies. McCarthy…

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Environmental Commission pushes city to join lawsuit over SH 45 SW toll road

Citing concerns about whether a proposed state highway improvement project will contaminate Barton Springs, the Environmental Commission recommended that City Council join a lawsuit against the state agencies behind the project. The proposed toll road, which would be built between…

Environment • By Cate Malek • Jul 8, 2016

CTRMA goes shopping for partner to build SH 45 SW

The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority on Tuesday took another major step toward the construction of a highly controversial road project in southwestern Travis County. With a vote of 6-0, its board of directors directed CTRMA staff to start shopping…

Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Jun 16, 2016

US Fish and Wildlife concerned about SH 45 SW

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sent letters to Mayor Steve Adler, Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt and others Wednesday, expressing concerns about the potential environmental impacts of the proposed State Highway 45 Southwest on the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan,…

Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Apr 17, 2015

Hays County Commissioner says plans for SH 45 SW ‘done deal’

Construction on the estimated $100 million State Highway 45 Southwest toll road connecting northern Hays County to southwest Austin is expected early next year. “It’s been in the works for 26 years now,” Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones…

Development • By Andy Sevilla • Jun 2, 2014

New SH 45 SW traffic projections won’t be ready for vote

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) board will have to wait until November for updated traffic projections for a potential segment of the controversial State Highway 45 Southwest, which means the new information will come after the scheduled vote…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 13, 2012

South Austin residents push CAMPO to fund completion of SH 45 SW

Discussion of the CAMPO 2035 plan at last night’s Transportation Policy Board hearing focused almost exclusively on State Highway 45 Southwest, with some South Austin residents demanding that the planning agency halt the delays and build the road.   The…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • May 11, 2010

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