AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new construction project kicked off this week in a busy part of South Austin, and it has some concerned about traffic one month ahead of back-to-school traffic.
It’s only a mile and a half of roadway, but South Austin residents want to know more about the project that kicked off this week to expand Slaughter Lane from MoPac Expressway to Brodie Lane.
“There are a lot of changes that people are not happy about. I understand that. Let’s talk through it. But this design has been in the works for about eight years. It’s it’s gone through probably 400 people’s eyes and engineers and traffic controls,” Gregory Weems, the project manager, said…