The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently marked the culmination of significant infrastructure enhancements along State Highway 71 in Eastern Travis County with a ribbon-cutting event – a ceremonial gesture that signified the end to years of construction efforts aimed at easing the incessant traffic woes plaguing the region. As KXAN reported, the completion was celebrated by state and local officials who took the opportunity to articulate the project’s impact on the transportation landscape.