Texas is set to expand a critical 13-mile stretch of I-35 north of Austin, between Round Rock and Georgetown, to handle skyrocketing traffic—projected to hit 380,000 cars daily by 2055. The upgrade includes adding lanes, HOV spaces, safer interchanges, and even bike/pedestrian paths. TxDOT aims to slash commute times from two hours to just 7–9 minutes and cut crashes by 20–50%. But hurdles remain: environmental protections for endangered bats and cave critters are complicating things, and funding for construction isn’t secured yet. From initial studies in 2013, the full project could take up to a decade—and it’s still very much in progress.

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