Transportation
BY HALEY MCLEOD
Rates increase along 6 Austin-area toll lanes The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, the agency responsible for managing and collect- ing toll fares on many of the express lanes in the Austin area, increased toll rates Jan. 1. What you need to know The majority of toll collection points will see between a 2%-3% increase—the result of recent years in ation, according to CTRMA o cials. The rate increases follow Mobility Authority pol- icy that adjusts rates each year based on in ation to prevent larger hikes every ve years. Most tolling location points will see between a $0.01 to $0.05 increase for toll users compared to previous rates in 2024, while three tolling points along the 183A Toll will see a $0.09 increase. The MopPac Express Lane will also see an $0.08 rate increase.
Mobility work near Austin schools done Mobility improvements are complete in some Southwest Austin neighborhoods, designed to enhance safety for students going to and from Gorzycki Middle School, Kiker Elementary School, Mills Elementary School, and nearby trails and parks. The details Completed in phases, the project began the rst phase of construction in December 2023 and nished the phase almost a year later in November. The roughly $1 million in improvements included: • New bike lanes • New on-street parking pockets • Protected intersections • New and improved pedestrian crossings • New sidewalks
Both MoPac and 183A Toll lanes saw above-average rate hikes, as compared to the remaining toll collection stations managed by CTRMA. Mapping out Austin tolls
35
183
130
620
Austin
290
35
71
290
MOPAC
183
71
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O cials break ground on east-west trail connection City of Austin o cials broke ground Jan. 31 on the rst phase of the Bergstrom Spur Trail, trans- forming the abandoned Union Paci c Railroad tracks into an east-west shared-use path. The details
The route will serve to connect neighborhoods, parks and destinations, according to city docu- ments, speci cally outlined as an alternative route to walk or bike to the airport. Construction is divided into three phases, starting near St. Elmo Elementary School, with full completion expected by late 2027.
The trail is expected to be 6.5 miles long in total and connect Vinson Drive in South Austin to East Riverside Drive and US 183 in southeast Austin.
Local o cials celebrated the groundbreaking of the Bergstrom Spur Trail on Jan. 31.
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