AUSTIN, Texas — At the East Campus Garage in Downtown Austin, transit and community leaders like Texas Transportation Commission Chairman J. Bruce Bugg Jr., Commissioner Robert Vaughn and Sen. Judith Zaffrini all helped break ground on the future of Interstate 35.
The I-35 Capital Express Central Project is now underway, with construction to cost $4.5 billion. Bugg Jr. said it will aim to rebuild the heart of Austin.
“Austin in this part that we’re tackling today is the third largest congestion point in the entire state of Texas. So we’re coming in and we’re going to make it better for moms and dads and for kids,” Bugg Jr. said…