Traffic alert: More closures this weekend for Loop 1604 at I-10 interchange on NW Side
Itโs another round of major closures on the far Northwest Side as the Texas Department of Transportation will once again close Loop 1604 and parts of Interstate 10 this weekend to continue construction on the Loop 1604 North Expansion Project.
VIA Link Naco Pass revolutionizes San Antonio transportation with over 500K trips in 5 months
VIA Metropolitan Transitโs Link Naco Pass has completed over half a million trips on the Northeast Side in only five months. VIA Link was introduced as a โsmart transitโ option to upgrade service delivery, customer experience and cost efficiency.
Residents frustrated as bike lane project in Shearer Hills/Ridgeview remains stagnant
Community members in the Shearer Hills/Ridgeview community have been asking the City of San Antonio for north-to-south bike lanes for more than a decade. They said it's a life-or-death issue, as they take a chance every time they dare ride along a major road.
Deadly storm batters Northeastern US, knocking out power, grounding flights and flooding roads
A storm barreling through the Northeastern U.S. has flooded roads and downed trees, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands, forced flight cancellations and school closures, and killed at least four people.
Texas could spend federal funds meant to cut carbon emissions on highway projects
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act required Texasโ transportation agency to create a carbon reduction strategy to get $641 million federal dollars. Critics say the plan is unlikely to meaningfully cut greenhouse gasses from the stateโs massive transportation sector.
To fight climate change and housing shortage, Austin becomes largest U.S. city to drop parking-spot requirements
Affordable housing advocates, developers and climate activists say rules requiring a minimum amount of parking spaces on new projects drives up construction costs and enables a dependency on vehicles to get around town.
One of Texasโ oldest towns needs $200 million for upgrades. Itโs asking voters to approve $44 million this fall.
The East Texas town is one of 218 local governments asking voters to approve new debt for repairs and upgrades to city infrastructure. Local leaders say inflation isnโt helping them keep up with capital needs.
โThey saved our livesโ: TxDOTโs โClick It or Ticketโ campaign launches to promote wearing seatbelts
The Texas Department of Transportation says that wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of dying in a vehicle crash by up to 45 percent. Despite this, many drivers and passengers still choose not to use their seat belt.
Texans should avoid travel in regions hit with icy weather as power grid expected to meet demand
School closures and hazardous road conditions are expected throughout a large portion of Texas, according to forecasts. State officials caution Texans about local power outages but expect the grid to stay up.
In a Texas federal courtroom, families of those killed in Boeing 737 MAX crashes finally have their voices heard
The airplane manufacturer was accused of fraud for misleading federal regulators about the safety of its jets, but stayed out of court by making a deal with prosecutors. Victimsโ families say they were cut out of the process.
Texans are dying on state highways every day โ especially in rural โdead zonesโ
Fatal crashes in rural areas accounted for 51% of Texasโ 4,489 traffic fatalities in 2021, even though only about 10% of the stateโs population lives in a rural area, according to data from the stateโs department of transportation.