Austin City Council takes first step toward I-35 'cap and stitch' project
The Austin City Council has passed an item to hire an engineer to look at a process called capping and stitching, to possibly be done in the Downtown Austin I-35 corridor.
Traffic fatalities hit all-time high, holidays could be even deadlier
A crash Tuesday night involving a vehicle and a pedestrian made for Austin’s 99th fatal accident this year. Compared to this time in 2020, there were 86 fatal crashes and 92 deaths.
Oak Hill highway project moves forward despite legal challenges
Many drivers say the Oak Hill Parkway is much-needed to accommodate traffic, while others are upset about the number of trees that have been taken down to make way for it.
City of Austin testing new tech to reduce pedestrian deaths
The Austin Transportation Department says so far this year, there have been 89 fatal car crashes, with 25 of those killed being pedestrians. Now, the city is testing new technology that aims to reduce those numbers.
Truck tips over, spilling cases of wine on NC highway
The Winston-Salem Police Department in North Carolina had to shut down a stretch of highway for several hours to clean up the debris.
Someone has died on a Texas roadway every day for 21 years, says TxDOT
TxDOT is once again pushing its #EndTheStreakTX campaign to urge drivers to make the best and safest choices they can while behind the wheel.
Toll runners beware: Travis County cracking down on repeat offenders
A new crackdown on toll runners in Travis County. FOX 7's Rudy Kosksi has more on the efforts to pump the breaks on the long list of repeat offenders.
Williamson County begins construction on CR 200 improvements
The project includes reconstruction of CR 200 to a two-lane roadway with safety improvements including a center turn lane and wider shoulders.
Woman dies after auto-ped crash in Killeen
A preliminary investigation shows the woman was lying in the road in the outside lane for an unknown reason when a car traveling south hit her.
Fatalities on Austin roads have increased since COVID, city says
Through early October, there have been more than 90 traffic fatalities in Austin. That number is about a 30% increase from the same period in 2020 and a 37% increase from the same period in 2019.
Austin officials asking parents to talk to teens about dangers of driving
Nearly one thousand teenage drivers in Austin were involved in car crashes last year. Nine of those were deadly.
Video: Driver reverses on Ohio interstate after apparently missing exit
“Don’t be this driver,” the Ohio Department of Transportation said in a Facebook post sharing the traffic camera footage.
Water main break causes road closure in Leander
The break happened at North West Drive and West South Street and the road could be closed all week or even longer.
Don't pass barricades at flooded low water crossings, officials say
FOX 7 Austin crews caught on camera people passing barricades and crossing the flooded low water crossing at Memorial Park in Round Rock.
FOX 7 Discussion: TxDOT wants to expand I-35 in downtown Austin
Austin Mayor Pro-Tem Natasha Harper-Madison joins Mike Warren to talk about the proposed plan to widen I-35 in downtown Austin.
Person attempting to cross I-35 struck and killed by pickup truck
The incident happened around 6 a.m. on the I-35 northbound lower deck. The lower deck was closed for some time but has since been reopened.
Killeen police investigating two separate auto-pedestrian crashes
Two people were injured and one was killed in two separate auto-pedestrian crashes in Killeen over the weekend.
South Menchaca bars start shuttle service to curb illegal parking
Bar owners at South Austin Beer Garden, Armadillo Den, Lustre Pearl South and Indian Roller found a solution to keep the Menchaca Road area safer.
TxDOT says SH 45 bridge is structurally sound after washout
A FOX 7 Austin viewer sent photos of the structure damage and said this toll road needs desperate attention.
San Francisco considering congestion tax on high-earning drivers
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is once again eyeing a tax on drivers in the busiest parts of the city's downtown, and has launched a study into a so-called "congestion pricing" plan as traffic begins to pick up following 2020's pandemic-induced lull.