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Austin, TX
AcE_Wolf_287:
Austin Texas has the Population of 964,000 (As of 2018) and its only Served by 1 Interstate? i know in the 1950's and 60's Austin only Had 100,000-250,000 People but still should've been served by another Interstate. Also why did TXDOT build so many Loops in Austin...
silverback1065:
if you look at Austin, the only other interstate that makes any sense would have been an east west interstate, i.e. 10, which went to san antonio instead. It's interesting that they dont have a real loop though, although that's slowly changing. Austin's layout is a bit weird to me, it doesn't really have a lot of suburbs either. The completely useless i-14 should have gone through Austin to make it somewhat useful.
AcE_Wolf_287:
--- Quote from: silverback1065 on March 29, 2020, 06:55:49 PM ---if you look at Austin, the only other interstate that makes any sense would have been an east west interstate, i.e. 10, which went to san antonio instead. It's interesting that they dont have a real loop though, although that's slowly changing. Austin's layout is a bit weird to me, it doesn't really have a lot of suburbs either. The completely useless i-14 should have gone through Austin to make it somewhat useful.
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yea I'm not a fan of I-14 either, and they ran I-35 straight through the city and they should've bypassed I-35 to the east
Ryctor2018:
Austin, like many cities in the West/Southwest developed later in the 20th Century. That plus politics and NIMBYism contribute to the city not having freeways like other places of similar population.
In_Correct:
A second North South Interstate would end up being U.S. 281. It is west of Austin, so there is your bypass. Project Tracker has numerous upgrade projects for U.S. 281 so it will be here eventually. ... Some of the projects are supposed to happen this year.
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