18-10-2016 12:22 via kxan.com

City explores route for non-radioactive hazardous materials

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Officials with the city of Austin are looking to move non-radioactive hazardous materials off Interstate 35.
This stems from a state requirement for any city that has a population over 850,000. Right now, trucks that carry non-radioactive hazardous materials like explosives, combustible materials, medical waste, dry ice, and paint are traveling I-35 because there are no rules on where they can and can’t travel in Austin.
A KXAN Investigation from last year uncovered t
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