Morning rush hour tests new southbound MoPac Express Lane

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The southbound MoPac express toll lane is open for the first morning rush hour commute Monday. Four years after construction started, and two years after it was supposed to be complete, the toll lane that runs from Parmer to Cesar Chavez could bring some much needed traffic relief.
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority officially opened the lane Saturday just like they did with the northbound side two weeks ago. It was an effort to give drivers a chance to chec