Central Texas seems to have missed the boat on infrastructure. I know there's a strong anti-freeway lobby in Austin. I understand some of it, but they have created a traffic gridlock hell down there. More roads only attract more cars, though.

We are getting all citified up here with our freeway going to six lanes through the metro. Sounds funny, but I can also remember when it was called "the bypass" and dead-ended back into little two-lane roads once you got out of town. Now they are talking about a future "by-pass" of our main freeway. This area has grown steadily for the past 30 years though. I don't remember a time when NWA wasn't adding people at a strong pace.

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Posted by 3nOut

Central Texas, TX

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:19 am to Numberwang

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Central Texas seems to have missed the boat on infrastructure. I know there's a strong anti-freeway lobby in Austin. I understand some of it, but they have created a traffic gridlock hell down there. More roads only attract more cars, though.

Austin is absolutely the worst city in the state to drive in or through. I hate it passionately.

that toll around is one of the most beautiful things on the entirety of I35 Laredo to Minnesota.

Where i live, they're working to make it 4 lanes each way, which is more than i can say for Austin. it's kinda brutal on weekends when they shut a lane down, but at least they're doing something. fortunately i missed the bridge collapse in Salado 2 weeks ago, because i normally go that route about 4-5x a month.

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