Additional safety improvements coming to Manchaca fatal crash area

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man in his 20s died Wednesday in a three-vehicle crash just south of Austin’s most dangerous intersection, Manchaca Rd. and Slaughter Ln. KXAN checked in to see where efforts to improve safety in the area stand.
A year ago, yellow posts were placed along Manchaca Rd. to prevent people from cutting across four lanes of traffic, forcing drivers to safety find a turnaround point. The thing is, Austin’s Transportation Department says the bulk of the $1.6 million i