Austin City Council casts symbolic vote against Texas 45 Southwest
Austin City Council casts symbolic vote against Texas 45 Southwest
By Lilly Rockwell
American-Statesman Staff
May 16, 2014
In a largely symbolic gesture, the Austin City Council voted 6-1 early Friday morning to declare its opposition to the proposed Texas 45 Southwest toll road, asking the city manager to engage highway decision-makers on various alternatives.
The move is likely futile. Texas 45 Southwest has been lining up the approvals and money it needs to be built. The toll road is controversial because it will be built over environmentally sensitive lands and could direct more traffic on to already-congested MoPac (Loop 1) Boulevard.
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