No Relief Coming for Loop 360 Traffic
Loop 360's neighbors want more overpasses to solve the traffic problems there. Photo courtesy Matthew Rutledge at flickr.com/rutlo/Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Plans to improve traffic flow and safety on Loop 360 were scuttled last week. KUT’s Emily Donahue talks with the Austin American-Statesman’s Ben Wear about why the state’s plan to eliminate left turns hit a detour, and what might be coming farther down the road.
There was instant neighborhood opposition from people who thought they would have a much harder time getting in and out of their neighborhoods, or their workplaces in certain cases. They had a series of public meetings, and TxDOT folded their tent.
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