TxDOT plans: Construction on stretch of Texas 29 at $20 million, to continue into 2021
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Just over 50 people attended Texas Department of Transportation open house…
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Proposed plans for stretch of Texas 29 on display at TxDOT open house Sept. 27
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Residents have two hours Sept. 27 to view proposed plans for…
CAMPO workshop over Burnet County’s transportation needs
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS BURNET — Officials from Burnet County, the Texas Department of Transportation, and…
With $7.3M contract awarded, US 281 widening project south of Marble Falls to begin this winter
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS MARBLE FALLS — The Texas Transportation Commission on Sept. 4 awarded a…
Planned Park Road 4 work unaffected by recent wildfire; RR 2147 work almost done
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS BURNET — Days after a wildfire burned 557 acres near Inks Lake…
U.S. 281 bridge graffiti tagged for cleanup by TxDOT at estimated cost of $2,000
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — Texas Department of Transportation officials have targeted an…
Gravel truck crash in Spicewood reinforces concern about Texas 71 travel danger
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY SPICEWOOD — Leah Hughes of Spicewood was headed back to work…
RR 1431-U.S 281 intersection on proposed upgrades list for $1.6M
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — Another project aimed at easing congestion at a…
Wirtz Dam Road bridge, US 281 project on recommended funding list
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — A handful of Burnet County road projects have…
TxDOT project to preserve history, build new Llano River bridge
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY CASTELL — Llano County residents will consider safety vs. the historical…
Burnet County officials call for TxDOT road upgrades on crash-prone Texas 71 in Spicewood
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY SPICEWOOD — Burnet County officials on March 15 descended upon the…
Texas 71 crashes, complaints prompt TxDOT to fix stretch of highway
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY TRAVIS SETTLEMENT — When Sari Pearce pulls onto Texas 71 from…
RR 2147 turn lanes, light in Horseshoe Bay to ease increased traffic
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY HORSESHOE BAY — To keep up with Horseshoe Bay traffic and…
Groups take aim at ‘double-decker’ billboard height proposal
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY AUSTIN — A recommendation to double the allowed height of billboards…
Emergency town hall called over TxDOT’s plans for RR 1431
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON KINGSLAND — Residents who drive RR 1431 in Kingsland and Llano County…
Highway project workshops give residents direct route to TxDOT, CAPCOG
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON KINGSLAND — Many people have concerns about highways and transportation issues and…
TxDOT eyes crash-prone stretches of US 281 and Texas 29 for signal and turn-lane
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Transportation has proposed improving safety…
May is Motorcycle Awareness Month in Texas, so look twice
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — As a motorcyclist, Michael Taber knows what it’s like…
Burnet County highway deaths prompt road safety campaign
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — A county official and a business owner…
US 281 bridge construction winds down as FM 2147 work to begin
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The finishing touches are being put on…
Lobby for taller billboards riles Hill Country residents
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF SPICEWOOD — As the Texas Department of Transportation mulls a…
LCRA names executive director of TxDOT its new general manager
SPECIAL TO DAILYTRIB.COM AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority board of directors voted unanimously…
Work begins on second span of U.S. 281 bridge after rubble cleared from Lake Marble Falls
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Construction efforts are under way for the…
Almost 800 fish killed in second U.S. 281 bridge blast, TPWD reports
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The April 5 blast that demolished the…