TxDOT To Host Hearing On I-35, RM 1431 Project

NORTH AUSTIN, TX — The Texas Department of Transportation will launch a virtual public hearing with an in-person option in June to gather input on the recommended improvements to I-35 from SE Inner Loop to RM 1431.

The virtual public hearing will be available online starting Friday through Saturday, June 26. Comments must be received on or before June 26 to be included in the official meeting record.

The public may submit comments online, by email, leaving a verbal comment by voicemail when they call 512-501-5451 or by mail. To mail a public comment, residents must mail it to Michelle Cooper, P.E., 1608 W. 6th Street, Austin, TX 78703.

The purpose of the I-35 from SE Inner Loop to RM 1431 (southbound) project is to enhance safety and address traffic backups that occur on the mainlanes, frontage roads and cross-street intersections, TxDOT officials said.

The proposed improvements include demolishing the existing Westinghouse Road bridge and constructing a new I-35 mainlane bridge over Westinghouse Road, constructing a continuous flow intersection at Westinghouse Road, improving the intersection at I-35 and SE Inner Loop, reversing entrance/exit ramps along the southbound I-35 frontage road between SE Inner Loop and RM 1431 and improving bicycle and pedestrian accommodations throughout the corridor.