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The Texas Department of Transportation announced Jan. 27 it plans to spend $1.3 billion on the state’s most congested roadways, including I-35 in Travis County. About $158.6 million will go toward projects in TxDOT’s Austin District, including at 51st Street, Oltorf Street and between Rundberg Lane and Hwy. 290 E. The congestion relief plan still needs approval from TxDOT’s governing board, the Texas Transportation Commission, which likely will take a vote at its Feb 25 meeting.
Visit http://communityimpact.com/austin/news/2016/01/28/txdot-targets-i-35-in-austin-for-158-6-million-in-congestion-relief-funding/ to view the full article online.
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MobilityATX, the online transportation forum that ran for three months in 2015, is re-launching its platform to open up dialogue about mobility in Austin. Those weighing in on the forum should have no shortage of topics to hash out – from transportation network companies (TNCs) to the conversation around transit, mobility continues to weigh heavily on the minds of Austinites.
Visit http://buildingatx.com/2016/02/mobilityatx-relaunches-online-transportation-forum/ to view the full article online.
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More than two dozen Texas bankruptcy attorneys expect a 30 percent increase in corporate restructurings and bankruptcy filings in the state this year, according to a sampling of bankruptcy attorneys by Houston consultancy HSSK. That means 800 more of the state’s businesses than last year could be forced into drastic action in 2016, with the financial stress concentrated in the Eagle Ford Shale and the Permian Basin, spreading to wastewater treatment plant operators and laundromats in remote oil towns and ultimately affecting things like legal services and commercial real estate in Houston.
Visit http://fuelfix.com/blog/2016/02/01/banks-finally-found-religion-at-30-oil-lawyers-see-wave-of-bankruptcies/ to view the full article online.
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