CapEx Voice I-35 Meeting

As the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) goes through its federally mandated environmental review for its $4.9 billion redesign of I-35 through Central Austin, TxDOT is holding a series of meetings to periodically receive feedback from the community throughout the process.

The next VOICE meeting for the Capital Express Central project will be held Tuesday, April 12, from 4-6 p.m. in person at Huston-Tillotson University’s Davage-Durden Student Union. This will be the first CapEx VOICE meeting since TxDOT made significant design changes in January to Alternative 3 in response to feedback from the community and the City of Austin.

The April 12 meeting will focus on options for widened bridges over the highway as well as bicycle and pedestrian bridges and intersection options at Airport Boulevard and Riverside Drive. You can RSVP for the meeting here.

The project to rebuild the highway through an 8-mile stretch of Central Austin is set to begin construction around late 2024 or early 2025. Another official public comment period will be open when TxDOT presents its locally preferred alternative in its Draft Environmental Impact Statement, expected in 2022/2023. You can find more information on the project at www.AustinTexas.gov/I-35Mobility.